Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, with informed trust:

“During Saul’s reign they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands; they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the entire region east of Gilead.”
(1 Chronicles 5:10)

Forgive me, Jesus…but when I read accounts like this

they sound so barbaric.

Here Your people come –

attacking, annihilating, displacing their enemies.

Enemies or not –

the other guys were there first.

We’re not just talking about soldiers who lost a battle –

we’re talking women, children and the elderly
who were killed outright or had to run for their lives.

Okay.

Not second-guessing You.

I’m certain You ordered the extermination of these people for a reason.

It might not be a reason I can fully grasp –
which affects my ability to emotionally – even intellectually –
agree with it.

But if there’s one thing I know:

it’s that You know best.

Bottom line?

that’s good enough for me.

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1 Samuel 16:7; Psalms 25:4-5; Psalms 94:8-13; Psalms 119:15-16; Proverbs 16:25; Isaiah 46:10; Isaiah 55:8-11; Jeremiah 1:5-8; 1 Corinthians 3:18-20; Philippians 1:21-22

What is Lazaroo?

Take Me Deeper

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