What Happened Then Cannot Happen Now

Oppressors treat my people cruelly; creditors rule over them. My people's leaders mislead them; they give you confusing directions.  Isaiah 3:12 NET

So many believe the title line in our time that we must occasionally bring back a verse from of old to show that indeed, as Solomon said in Ecclesiastes, things do come round again and again. To see that creditors ruled over the people of Jerusalem and Israel back in the day for us brings the understanding of sharing a common experience. Misleading leaders? Pick your flavor, blue or red, or even leaders from foreign lands, and examples will abound of the people being misled. Confusing directions? We have read those too in our time, and not only from a malfunctioning GPS. Oh, oppressors, we don't get to skip that one either. As you will know from your own experience, oppressors come in many forms and flavors in our age. The political-military sort is much in the news lately, but mental health counselors and addiction treatment professionals could tell us tales of a legion of other oppressions. Then there is that champion of all things sin who would be glad to see God's people fall. It would seem that what happened back then does indeed happen now to us.

We have only one Savior from this and much good help that He has sent to help us stand with Him. The Lord Jesus will save us from the world in whatever age we live. Have a great day in Christ Jesus our Lord!

Bucky