Inside My Mind

Thoughts on Jeremiah 8- When I make a mistake (and that happens frequently), it is natural for me to want to correct it. It is also natural for me to feel like I want to hide it and cover it up. It is difficult to admit that I am wrong. Knowing the blessings of God, how can I refuse to admit my disobedience and turn back to God. I am like the description of the horse charging into battle, headstrong and "knowing" in my heart that continued action may distract from my wrongs. But how foolish am I. Even the birds know when to migrate. I should instinctively know to return and ask God to forgive me and help me return to being obedient. But I don't. So...am I most fully human (i.e. what God intends me to be) when I obey Him? Or is it when I disobey Him?

"They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘ Peace, peace, ’  when there is no peace.  Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to blush." (Jeremiah 6:14-15 ESVST) "Any nation is doomed to destruction when its people no longer feel any shame for their sins and when even its religious leaders refuse to identify sin for what it is but prefer to satisfy the people's ears with words of false hope and assurance" (Jeremiah 6:15 NAC-OT) Stand. See. Ask. Walk. A recipe for obedience.

What is my excuse? When God called Jeremiah, he said to God, “ I do not know how to speak. I am a youth”. He, like Moses, was looking for excuses not to do what God had asked him. I do the same daily. I limit what I can do by not trusting God to give me strength, confidence, boldness, ability, and opportunity to witness daily. The problem is mine, not God’s. Obedience should be the only response of the servant of God.