But these tribes were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors. They worshiped the gods of the nations that God had destroyed. [1 Chronicles 5.25]
The shame of this is that only a few verses before this verse, we find this:
There were 44,760 capable warriors in the armies of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. They were all skilled in combat and armed with shields, swords, and bows. They waged war against the Hagrites, the Jeturites, the Naphishites, and the Nodabites. They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated. [1 Chronicles 5.18-20]
Yesterday's victories do not win today's battles.
That's it.
Father, may we never be found counting on yesterday's victories to win today's battles. So be it.
