Wk 13 Day 6
Jeremiah 3:13a-14, 19-20
13 Only acknowledge your guilt—
you have rebelled against the LORD your God,
14 "Return, faithless people," declares the LORD, "for I am your husband. I will choose you—one from a town and two from a clan—and bring you to Zion.
19 "I myself said,
" 'How gladly would I treat you like sons
and give you a desirable land,
the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.'
I thought you would call me 'Father'
and not turn away from following me.
20 But like a woman unfaithful to her husband,
so you have been unfaithful to me, O house of Israel,"
declares the LORD.
All that God wants of us is to hate our sins; the things that we do that are wrong and disobedient to Him. He is willing to give us everything - He will GLADLY treat us like his children, give us a desirable land, most beautiful inheritance... only if we return to God - to our first love. God honors those who put him first; those who honor His name; those who turn away from their wicked ways. Then, God will do what He promised. We gotta do our part.
What is something I have done that have forsaken God? Something that hurt God? My selfishness, pride, and contents of my heart and mind. I must turn away from these things that does not please God - big or small. I need to continually focus my attention to God alone and returning to Him everything that belongs to Him, my whole life. On a practical side, if I notice that I am again acting out of my own selfishness, I must immediately stop and revert my thinking to what pleases the Lord at that moment. I will make it my goal to only honor God with the way I speak, act and even think.
Oh Lord, please convict me of the things that I do wrong. Help me to correct it immediately and not justify things that may seem to be ok. I pray that you will help me to discern and to be sensitive to what it is that you are really telling me with these verses. Make it clear to me Lord and use me to also be a blessing to all those who may need to hear this message. In Jesus' name, amen.
