“Stand At The Crossroads And Look”

 

They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. 'Peace, peace,' they say, when there is no peace.

Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when I punish them," says the LORD.

This is what the LORD says: "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, 'We will not walk in it.'

I appointed watchmen over you and said,    'Listen to the sound of the trumpet!' But you said, 'We will not listen.'

Therefore hear, O nations; observe, O witnesses, what will happen to them.

Hear, O earth: I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their schemes,        because they have not listened to my words and have rejected my law.

What do I care about incense from Sheba or sweet calamus from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please me."

Jeremiah 6:14-20

No matter what our problems are, we cannot fix them. We are only human. God, on the other hand, can fix them, in His way, in His time. Be patient.

The parts of our lives that we have tried and failed to repair can be restored by the hand of God. Through faith in Christ, we can be made whole.

When God forgives, He removes the sin and restores the soul.

Our Daily BreadJuly 28, 2010