GLORY!

   The supreme perfection of His nature:  He shares with all believers.  John 17:56   John 2:11
      Splendor.  Honor.  Perfection.

   Where His glory is abandoned, where He is not acknowledged, moral uprightness disappears!  We become prostitutes- running after anything to satisfy, but find nothing.  Hosea 4-5.  They exchange their glory for something disgraceful-- a people without understanding will come to ruin.  Their rulers dearly love shameful ways.  Does any of this sound familiar?

     God is waiting for us to take responsibility for our actions.  That's what repentance is.  But we still want to blame God for all the miserable things we suffer.  What finally turns us back to Him?  We say He has torn us to pieces.  He has injured us!  What does He desire?  Mercy, not sacrifice!  Acknowledging Him!  Peace, love, joy.  His presence.

    He has given us all this in Jesus.  Forgiveness--this is His heart.  He has a plan for us.  Not to harm us, but to give us hope and a future.  What more can He give?  Jeremiah 17:7

    Is history just destined to repeat itself?  Yes!  Unless we learn from  the past.  A people without knowledge will come to ruin!  He has left us with this knowledge.  What shall we do with it?

In His love, A work in progress.