Parenting is helpful for understanding God. Parenting adults even more so.
Perhaps it is just me, but I have frequently wondered why they don’t take my advise (which is always available).
“If my people …”
the words of God to, of and about his people, his children. He, the heavenly father, who knows all, can see all … surely we, his children would hear his suggestions through the knowledge of his love for us?
Perhaps it is just me, but I frequently ignore, scoff at, even forget to seek his advise, his words of wisdom. I will seek the advise of a friend (who acts like me), a blog post (that communicates like me), or a video or podcast (that would agree with me).
I am like my own children, like the Israelites …
I am blind, I am deaf, I am ignorant to the wisdom that is available to me if I would only listen.
Psalm 81:13-14 tells us:
“If my people would only listen to me …”
Ezra speaks for God, when he says (2 Chronicles 7:14):
“If my people, who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways …”
These are the if/then statements of God to his people … us. He is making it pretty clear that there is a correlation between our not listening, humbling, praying and turning our faces toward God … and our grand mess ups in life.
Now, don’t hear this from a micro perspective. It does not mean that if we listen to God everything will be free and easy … God is speaking of the macro …
listen to me (God),
humble yourself before me (God),
pray to me (God),
turn your face to me (God),
and you will walk in His ways
I love how Deuteronomy 28:9 speaks to the macro of this if/then :
“The LORD will establish you as His holy people, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways.”
I am no different from my children. Even though I know I prosper when I listen to my heavenly father, I seek wisdom among those who are not wise … and then wonder why I am peddling so hard and making so little progress.
Today, I am reminded to turn my face, my ear to my God … so that I might walk in His ways.
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