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And the children of Israel cried out to the Lord; for Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and for twenty years he harshly oppressed the children of Israel.
Judges 4:3

Do you ever wonder just how much of Satan’s oppression we, as God’s people, are going to take before we get fed up with it?

How much crime are we going to put up with in our cities? How much moral darkness are we going to allow in our communities? How much godlessness and atheistic teaching are we going to let into our schools?

How long will it take for us to get so tired of it all that we finally rise up, put on our spiritual armor, take our place in prayer, and put Satan on the run?

We have the spiritual authority to do that, you know. For the most part, we just haven’t been fed up enough to use it.

In many ways, the Church — especially the American Church — has fallen into the same trap the Israelites did in the Old Testament. Just as they groaned and complained about the oppression of Pharaoh, yet continued to submit to it, we groan and gripe about the encroachments of Satan. We complain about the abortions in our nation, about the exploding pornography industry, about gay marriages, the legal assaults on the public expressions of Christianity, and countless other issues. Yet we continue to put up with it, year after year.

That must be a common problem with God’s people because, like us, the Israelites didn’t do that just once. They did it again and again.

Consider, for example, how long they put up with the harsh oppression of the Canaanite king named Jabin. Judges chapter four tells us he put the Israelites in bondage after they’d been delivered from Egyptian slavery when they were living in their own homes right in the middle of the Promised Land! Jabin had absolutely no legal right to rule over them, but they tolerated his tyranny anyway for 20 long years.

Why? Probably because they thought he was stronger than they were. After all, he had 900 chariots of iron and the Israelites didn’t. He had a mighty military commander named Sisera and multitudes of soldiers. The Israelites had no such military might.

So they put up with Jabin’s devilish domination year after year — until they finally got fed up.

This week, as you read about how the Israelites finally threw off the yoke of Jabin, I want you to think about your own situation. Look around at your family, your community, and your nation to see what kind of devilish domination you’ve been tolerating. Ask the Lord to show you areas where you’ve submitted to Satan’s tyranny and acted as if you have no power to overthrow it. Make up your mind that instead of griping and complaining about the oppression of the enemy, you’re going to stir up your righteous indignation and go to battle on your knees.

Dare to get fed up.

Scripture Reading: Judges 4:1 – 10

Source: Devotions for the Praying Heart by Lynne Hammond.
Excerpt permission granted by Lynne Hammond Ministries

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