Scripture: Jeremiah 4:1-2 NLT
“O Israel,” says the Lord , “if you wanted to return to me, you could. You could throw away your detestable idols and stray away no more. Then when you swear by my name, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’ you could do so with truth, justice, and righteousness. Then you would be a blessing to the nations of the world, and all people would come and praise my name.”
Observation:
Israel clung to idolatry, when they could have trusted God, let go of their adulterous idolatry, and been made whole and holy in the sight of God. It seems so easy to me, from where I stand, to do that. And yet, it was so pervasive, so persistent, then. There must have been a powerful draw to it, for some reason.
Application:
What do I cling to? What, out of fear, have I been unwilling to abandon for my God? I don't have to know WHY I cling to these things . . . only recognize that I do. Anything I'm meant to have, to possess, will be given me of God, and will stay, whether or not I employ a death grip. And if it's not meant to stay, white knuckles will only damn me.
Prayer:
Father in Heaven, reveal to me the things I can let go of. The things I can free myself of so Your Glory can flow unrestricted and unobstructed in my life. In Jesus' name, amen.
