The LORD told me to say to his people, "When someone falls down, doesn’t he get back up? If someone misses the road, doesn’t he turn back? Why then, my people, do you turn away from me without ever turning back? You cling to your idols and refuse to return to me. I listened carefully, but you did not speak the truth. Not one of you has been sorry for his wickedness; not one of you has asked, ‘What have I done wrong? Everyone keeps on going his own way, like a horse rushing into battle…’"

Jeremiah 8:4-6

Why is it that the back slidden child of God seems to have less? Why do we in our rebellion show less sense than the animals? We’ve been designed by a loving Creator, who has given us every reason to want to come home. In His presence there is hope, love, lasting protection, and fullness of joy. Away from Him there is temporary pleasure, but eternal loss and despair.

Our Daily Bread – Friday, September 14, 2001