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Judges, chapter 10, as we see yet another cycle in the book of Judges of God's

people disobeying him, giving in to all sorts of idolatry and immorality, and

then experiencing the fruit of that, meaning consequences for sin and hurt and

pain and misery, because that's where sin leads. And then they cry out to God,

please deliver us. And then you have this verse. So they put away the foreign

gods for among them and served the Lord. And he, the Lord, became impatient

over the misery of Israel. So why is this important? Why is this beautiful and

how does that lead us to pray? It's important because it's a reminder that we

need on a daily basis that sin always leads to misery. Always, always, always. We

think our ways are better. We think going about things according to our ideas and

our flesh is better. It's never better. It's never better. Sin is so enticing in

our lives and yet it always leads to misery. But that's the, that's the

enticement. That's the deception that's involved with sin because we don't

sin because we want to be miserable. We actually sin because we think this will

be good for us. This goes all the way back to Genesis, chapter 3, and it's

temptation. You and I will face today to do things our own way, thinking we know

what is best for us. And this is where following Jesus as a call to daily

deny ourselves and to trust him. This is so important to remember. Sin always

leads to misery. And yet this verse is beautiful because God is delivering his

people. Here at the end of Judges, chapter 10, by his grace and by his mercy. He

is bringing them out from their worship of false gods. And Judges 10, 16, says

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