"For Samaria's plague is incurable; it has spread to Judah. It has reached the very gate of my people, even to Jerusalem itself." (Micah 1:9, NIV)
There are "incurable" evils in the world, much as the description of Esau in Hebrews 12. If, "Judah," is not very, very careful, sober, watchful, this evil will, "spread to Judah."
Complacency has been disastrous for the Jews over the millennia, and, in the last 2000 years, for the Church. Even a casual look at world history will affirm this. The admonition of the, "God-Breathed," Words is addressed to the Church, "Be sober, be vigilant/watchful, our adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." If you ever saw a lion in the hunt, you will notice that it doesn't lunge on its prey all at once. It takes a relatively long time, crouching, moving ever so slowly towards its prey, careful not to set off any alarm, just patiently waiting for the right moment to spring. "Samaria's plague...incurable", is just like that.
Many modern self-appointed theologians will not agree, but there is still very much alive, "....Samaria's plague is incurable...." These, "super apostles," think they can cure anything and anyone, which I always have found most interesting since our Lord Jesus could not. I pray you and I never get so complacent in our walk in Jesus Christ as to think, "....Samaria's plague..," will never reach us. May you and I always stay full of Jesus' Words, Holy Spirit, living in obedience to Father's, "....will be done." It only takes one careless moment, just like Esau, to lose so very, very much. Jesus Christ is, "the Great Shepherd of the Sheep," i.e, for those sheep who walk in, "Do not turn to the right or the left; remove your foot from evil", in other words, the obedient ones.
The Bible makes it very clear, "In the last days evil men will go from bad to worse", which is another way of saying, "Samaria's plague is incurable...." Watch, listen, read the news and you just cannot escape the confirmation of this. CAUTION: Never think that you, or I, or any "super apostle" can cure, "Samaria's plague". I can tell you with certainty, however, that the, "vigilant/watchful," those who literally Follow Jesus in obedience to His Words, those who are continually aware of their weakness and dependency, those who live the moment by moment walk in Jesus, well, "I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him."
Father, in Jesus' Name, I trust as I obey You that, "Samaria's plague...incurable", will not destroy me. Amen.
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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
