“Obey me, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Do everything as I say, and all will be well!” Jeremiah 7:23 NLT
Can you remember the last time you heard someone speak or when you read your Bible you knew God was calling you to a new way of living?
I had such an encounter this past week. I made a commitment. Yes, Lord I’m going to obey You! I will follow You and Your words of direction. I will do what You say. I want to be holy as You tell us “Be holy for I am holy.”
However, as I return to my “normal” routine and schedule – I have to admit it is hard. Breaking old habits and setting new ones stretches me out of my comfort zone.
Verse 24 of Jeremiah 7 says, “But my people would not listen to me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went back instead of forward.”
We must be listening to God and pursuing at all costs the directions He gives us. This morning are you listening? Are you following? Are you stretching to move forward? Are you obeying the call you heard when God nudged you?
Lord, let us be diligent in obeying Your still small voice when we hear it. Give us Your boldness and courage to follow through. Give us the vision to more forward, putting the past behind us. Amen.
