Tabernacle of Praise

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Title: Backseat Drivers

Key Scriptures: Judges 1:29-32

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Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites…Neither did Zebubulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron… Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho… For they did not drive them out.

Have you ever had a backseat driver in your car? It’s that voice in the back of your car (mind) that tells you which direction to go and how to get there. It’s that voice that states you are heading the wrong way and doing it all wrong. Wouldn’t we all be better without them?

Backseat drivers often tell you when to stop worshiping God. Job and his wife and blind Bartimaeus with the crowd are just two examples. They ignored the back seat drivers and stayed on the right road.

The 12 spies came back with their reports from the land flowing with milk and honey. Joshua and Caleb said, “let’s load up and go at once. We will possess the land and drive out the enemies.” As Joshua and Caleb were ready to go, they had 10 guys in the backseat. These 10 spies said, “No way, we are not able, there are giants, we are going the wrong way, STOP!”

Thankfully, Joshua and Caleb never allowed the spirit of the backseat drivers to get a hold of them. Don’t let the voices of the distracters; the complainers, and the nay-sayers distract you. Keep driving forward on that highway of holiness, on that straight and narrow road. Drive out all the enemies of your soul.

Jesus died between two thieves. There are two thieves beside us who can steal from us. The two ‘thieves’ are Yesterday and Tomorrow. There are things in your past like hurt, rejection and pain that can steal your joy today. There are things in your future like worry, concern and fear that can rob you of hope and peace. These two backseat drivers talk to you to steal, kill and destroy. (John 10:10)

David said, “This is the day which the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it (Today). We can be glad today because the past doesn’t hurt us and tomorrow doesn’t worry us. This is the way God wants us to live.

Don't spend your time on the voices that don't count. Tune out the worthless voices so that you will have more time to tune in the valuable ones. Remember, your friends will get you closer to God; your enemies will get you further from Him.

Ignore those backseat drivers and drive forward.

I am your constant companion.

I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden.

I will push you onward or drag you down to failure.

I am completely at your command.

Half the things you do, you might just as well turn over to me, and I will

be able to do them quickly and correctly.

I am easily managed; you must merely be firm with me.

Show me exactly how you want something done, and after a few lessons I will

do it automatically.

I am the servant of all great men.

And, alas, of all failures as well.

Those who are great, I have made great.

Those who are failures, I have made failures.

I am not a machine, though I work with all the precision of a machine.

You may run me for profit, or run me for ruin; it makes no difference to me.

Take me, train me, be firm with me and I will put the world at your feet.

Be easy with me, and I will destroy you.

Who am I?

I am a HABIT!

We must develop the habit of church attendance, prayer and praise and ignore the voices that do not matter.

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