Some Things You Can't Make Peace With
EXODUS 17:8-16
Is it ever okay for us to hold a grudge? What about God? Because in Ex 17:8-16, he declares an unrelenting, unending, no-terms-of-peace-to-be-offered war with a people called the Amalekites. What’s going on here? What are we to make of God's promise to resist them forever? How does this story shape our stories in any way? It means that while God has made peace with us, there are some things we just can't make peace with. Because the beating heart of this battle back then has everything to do with the spiritual struggle and fight against our sin we’re caught up in today.