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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Thus Says the Lord...


"...Thus Says the Lord, I remember concerning you the devotion of your youth."--Jeremiah 2:2.  This is a reflection of God remembering when Israel was devoted to Him in the wilderness.  Starts out almost like someone looking back on a good memory.  Then as we read on the mood quickly changes. God begins to ask  what is it that caused Israel to turn away?  God asks in verse 5 "What injustice did your fathers find in Me, that they went far from Me, and walked after emptiness and became empty?" This is not the first, and most definitely not the last time that God wonders why Israel has turned their back on Him.

So, how have you been treating God lately? More often than not, as Christians move forward in their walk with God, something starts to change. It's almost like we forget why we obeyed the gospel in the first place.  There is a variety of things that can contribute to this change of attitude.  Maybe it's a life changing event such as the loss of a loved one or maybe it's something as simple as someone offending us within the church for whatever reason. Then what starts to happen is that when life happens, many people start to question God.  A fellow Christian who was struggling once said to me "I think God has forgotten about me." I did what I could to encourage this person.  This person is dealing with a lot but I worry when I hear these kind of statements from the brethren because I have seen where they can lead to. It can lead to chasing after other gods such as Israel did and we forget about the devotion of our youth.  It can lead to forsaking our first love and we end up just going through the motions.  Why is it that we obeyed the gospel in the first place? Because, among other things, I think we knew obeying the gospel meant something better and something to look forward to, namely the hope or assurance of an eternity with God in heaven because we have made Christ our Lord and Savior.

This morning, as you start your day,  I want you to reflect back on the day you became a Christian.  Have you gotten closer to God since then? Or are you further from God now then you were then?  God has not forgotten about us. Quite the opposite, He remembers the devotion of our youth. This society we live in has forgotten about God but God has NOT forgotten about us.  So, as we start our morning, let's figure out how we can make an effort to get closer to God today, this week, this month, and this year! Maybe getting closer to God is putting THINK SOULS into action by keeping our eyes open for opportunities to serve others in His church or telling those we run into during our day about Christ.  God remembers the devotion of your youth. Do you? DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! PRAY ABOUT IT! LOVE Y'ALL GOD BLESS!        

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