Keeping by Day and by Night II Samuel 21:10-11

Keeping by day and by night     
II Samuel 21: 10-11

Rizpah means glowing coal. Can her life shine a warning to us?

We don't know what kind of mother Rizpah was before her sons were taken. We do know she was the daughter of Aiah grand-daughter of Zibeon who was either a Hivite or a Horite, but was not of the house of Israel. She was a concubine...So with that said she was taken care of...but not as a complete family...her children's father was not a fully active part of their lives.

I cannot imagine how this poor mother felt. Here her sons had been taken to pay a debt that wasn't even theirs to pay. But the Bible says the sins of the fathers are past onto the children for generations.

How sad this is even in our own lives. We have to fight and struggle because of past sins of family and our own. But the Lord says in I Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.

I Peter 5:6-8 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.

We need to keep watch over our children by day and by night. Don't wait until death comes because then your regrets have no recourse. Start now watching over them. You've messed up, we all have at one point or another. Sit down and talk with them...explain that like them you are human and make mistakes, but changes are coming. Let them know what needs to change and why. Explain your sorry and that you just don't want to be chasing the birds away after it is too late. Chase those buzzards away NOW!

She lost sleep over them. How much sleep do we loose over our children now?

She didn't eat or drink because of chasing the birds away. Fast while it will make a difference.

Her loosing sleep and “fasting” was not going to change what happened...it was too late. It is not too late for your children...as long as they are still alive, God still has a plan for them. Don't give up. Rizpah didn't give up on her kids and they were already gone.