DAILY?READINGS: Judges 13; Isaiah 33; 1 Corinthians 11:2-34
They did not drive them out. Judges 1:32
“Almost” is generally not a very good word. When the surgeon tells you that he got almost all the cancer, that is not good news. When we almost pass the test, or almost make it home safely, this is not good. So when Israel almost drove out the enemy, it was like leaving a moral cancer in their midst. The rest of the book of Judges tells of the spread of that spiritual disease, wreaking havoc and causing generations of pain, misery, and suffering. Hidden sins, a compromising lifestyle, and accommodating choices in our lives will lead to the same disasters that plagued Israel. —Norman Craig Funston
No withholding—full confession; pleasures, riches, all must flee;
Holy Spirit, take possession! I no more, but Thou in me. —R. S. Pollard