Amend Your Ways

A good definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing the same way while expecting different results.  So most of our nation lives a life of insanity.  Yes, I am calling it like I see it again.  This is why I have a blog and choose to post in it.  It is my hope and prayer that someone will read what I write and will turn to Jesus and be saved.  I also hope and pray that some Christian will read my blog and turn back to Jesus and live the way He wants them to live.

This is my goal in writing.  This is also my goal in preaching.  Come to think of it, this is my goal in just about everything I do.  Look at Jeremiah 7:3, “Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.”  The word “Amend” means to make well.  In other words quit your wrong doing and start doing right.  The problem is that we have become a nation of I do it because I “feel” like it.  “If it feels good, do it” no permeates the nation.  If you put your hand on a hot stove then you obviously need to withdraw your hand immediately, or sooner.

So, why the love affair with sin.  Well that answer is simple.  We are all sinners and sinners sin.  The unsaved cannot help but sin.  Those of us who know Jesus as our Saviour have the Holy Spirit living inside of us and we are without excuse.  We are not perfect; but, we need not use this as an excuse to live sinfullly.  “Oh, I’m not perfect.” will not hold water at the judgement seat.

So, how are you doing?

Beauty For Ashes

We are living in a day in which our nation is imploding.  We are destroying ourselves.  There are outside forces at work; but, they are using the citizens of our nation to do their dirty work.  The problem is that we are too apathetic to care.  Oh there is the faithful few that are still in the trenches with battle smoke filling their nostrils; but, they are the vast minority.

As I look around I am reminded that Israel forsook their God and what happened to them also.  There are some sad similarities.  As I was reading I came across this verse of Scripture in Isaiah 61:3, “To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.”  What caught my attention was the phrase “beauty for ashes”.  Beauty means an embellishment, i.e. fancy head-dress and ashes means to bestrew; ashes.

We are in a time when we should be sitting in sackcloth and ashes while we mourn; but, we are going around like it is a big party with all our fancy dress.  America we must repent!  I mean every one of us.  From the president to the people we must turn from our wickedness and once again seek God.

So, how are you doing?