Looking in a Mirror

From there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find him if you search after him with all your heart and soul. In your distress, when all these things have happened to you in time to come, you will return to the Lord your God and heed him. Because the Lord your God is a merciful God, he will neither abandon you nor destroy you; he will not forget the covenant with your ancestors that he swore to them. Deuteronomy 4: 29-31

When I read the Old Testament I am always amazed at how easily the Children of Israel forget…

Wow. That’s pretty ironic isn’t it. Of course it doesn’t take long for me to see how easily I forget. Much more so than Israel.

“Surrender don’t come natural to me 
I’d rather fight you for something
I don’t really want
Than to take what you give that I need
And I’ve beat my head against so many walls
Now I’m falling down, I’m falling on my knees”–Rich Mullins–Hold Me Jesus

The good news is that God does not forget. God is forever merciful. All I have to do is return. All I have to do is heed His voice.

Isn’t it lovely that Jesus will walk with us as we return?

Peering through the dark glass,

Julie

~ by throughadarkglass on March 9, 2014.