As a parent, I am familiar with my directions, wisdom, and warnings falling onto the deaf ears of my kids. If I\u2019ve told them once, I\u2019ve told them a thousand times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPick your Hot Wheels up off the floor.\u201d
\u201cFloss your teeth.\u201d
\u201cFor the love, please turn out the lights when you leave your room for the day!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, because they are often distracted and not fully invested in their own well-being just yet, I often need to offer friendly (and sometimes not-so-friendly) reminders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today\u2019s reading brings us to the faithful, enduring prophet Jeremiah, who spent his days (really years) pleading with the people of God to turn from their sin and bow only to the Lord. His warning and direction was given again and again. However, the people did not see the sin in their lifestyle and, even more so, were not expectant of a coming Messiah. They chose to ignore the disaster that would come from ignoring God\u2019s Word. They missed the blessing in being obedient to God and were apathetic to the hope of salvation. Therefore Jeremiah brought this stark warning to the people. He showed God\u2019s grace by giving them a repeated warning rather than abandoning them in silence to their own ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t miss this: God spoke to them then, and God still speaks to us now. He is a God who is with us and points a dying world to salvation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While we didn’t live in Jerusalem in 620 BC, we can draw a parallel to the people of Judah and ourselves. You, too, may have struggled with believing that Jesus has come for you personally. And even if that truth has settled in your heart, does the day-to-day of life distract you from the hope and promise of salvation? Are you apathetic to the goodness that God has placed in your life? Are we living according to the truth that He who has come will come again?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because Advent means \u201ccoming\u201d or \u201carrival,\u201d this season of reflection and expectation invites us to share the truth of Christ to ourselves and to others. We can prepare our hearts by recalling that Christ came in the flesh to make a way for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fool says in his heart, \u201cThere\u2019s no God.\u201d They are corrupt; they do vile deeds. There is no one who does good. The LORD looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise, one who seeks God. We are seekers of God. And this season, as we acknowledge the truth that He has come, may we also recognize these truths: He will come again, and the world needs to hear the good news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The prophet Jeremiah pointed to the promise of Jesus as evidence of God\u2019s graciousness on display in his warning. We, too, can share God\u2019s good news and the truth of salvation in Him to a lost world through our words, actions, and love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As a parent, I am familiar with my directions, wisdom, and warnings falling onto the deaf ears of my kids. 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\u2014Psalm 14:1\u20132<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\r\nby Sarah Wood<\/i>
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\u201cFloss your teeth.\u201d
\u201cFor the love, please turn out the lights when you leave your room for the day!\u201d<\/p>
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\u2014Psalm 14:1\u20132<\/em><\/p>
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