Jer
2:1-5 (ESV) The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 "Go and proclaim in
the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the Lord,
"I
remember the devotion of your youth,
your
love as a bride,
how you followed me in the wilderness,
in a land not sown.
3 Israel was holy to the Lord,
the firstfruits of his harvest.
All who ate of it incurred guilt;
disaster
came upon them,
declares
the Lord."
4 Hear
the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the clans of the house of
Israel. 5 Thus says the Lord:
"What wrong did your fathers find in me
that
they went far from me,
and went after worthlessness, and became
worthless?
NOTE: Part of the
reason that Jesus wasn't received well during his first coming is that the
people went after worthlessness and as a result, became worthless. We are
living in a time full of worthlessness. They are so many things, but they are
worthless in satisfying our deepest needs. We need a relationship with God but
we fill our lives with idols made out of metal, plastic, wood, and precious
stones--thinking that they will make us happy. And in our pursuit of happiness
through the wrong means, we become blinded to what has true value. We become "worthless," unable to see and realize God's offer of love to us. And yet, God
still stands at the door of our heart, knocking, asking to come in and begin that relationship. Some
have told him to go away, but he has not left. Some have ignored the knocking
and so it seems pretty faint right now. But if we will wake up and see our need
and open the door and ask him in, he will transform our lives and give us the
sight to see what we cannot see now. It is not too late, there is still time,
but our hearts get harder every day due to the worthlessness that invades us.
Someday our heart will stop beating, and then it will be too late. Don't wait.
This season of Christmas is a season of rebirth, seek God and ask Jesus to come
into your life and begin the transformation.
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