The High Cost of Spiritual Amnesia | Judges 5:6-8

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Our text today is Judges 5:6–8.

“In the days of Shamgar, son of Anath,
in the days of Jael, the highways were abandoned,
and travelers kept to the byways.
The villagers ceased in Israel;
they ceased to be until I arose;
I, Deborah, arose as a mother in Israel.
When new gods were chosen,
then war was in the gates.
Was shield or spear to be seen
among forty thousand in Israel?”— Judges 5:6-8

Deborah paints a grim “before” picture of Israel. The roads were unsafe. Villages were abandoned. Ordinary life was in hiding. And why? Because “new gods were chosen.”

They forgot God’s resume and hired other “saviors.” These idols couldn’t protect them — in fact, they opened the gates for war. Even worse, there wasn’t a shield or spear among forty thousand in Israel. Disarmed. Vulnerable. Exposed.

When God’s people stop remembering His past faithfulness, they stop trusting His present protection. The result? Fear replaces courage, culture decays, and the enemy moves in.

Spiritual drift never starts loud. It begins with a quiet forgetfulness. A skipped prayer. A neglected truth. A replaced affection. Before long, God’s resume is dusty and idols are on the payroll.

The cost is high. We lose peace. We lose protection. We lose purpose.
This is why remembering matters — because the moment we forget, we’re already drifting.

Leaders must recall God’s resume daily, and followers must cling to it as if their lives depend on it — because they do.

ASK THIS:

Where have you been tempted to trust a “new god” instead of the one true God?
How do you recognize the early signs of spiritual drift in your own life?
What specific truths about God do you need to recall to stand firm today?
Who in your life needs to be reminded of God’s resume right now?
DO THIS:

Identify one “idol” in your life — something you’ve looked to for safety or satisfaction — and replace it today with an intentional act of worship toward God.

PRAY THIS:
Lord, don’t let me drift. Keep Your faithfulness at the front of my mind so no false god can take Your place. Protect me from the slow fade of forgetting You. Amen.

PLAY THIS:
"Come Thou Fount (Above All Else)."