Does your GPS ever send you to the wrong location? We were travelling this weekend and were sent to a wrong parking lot. Thankfully, we realized where we really needed to be was one road over.
God doesn’t ever send us to the wrong place. He is a faithful guide!
Jeremiah 2:5-8 This is what the Lord says:
“What fault did your
ancestors find in me,
that
they strayed so far from me?
They followed worthless idols
and
became worthless themselves.
6 They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord,
who
brought us up out of Egypt
and led us through the barren wilderness,
through
a land of deserts and ravines,
a land of drought and utter darkness,
a land
where no one travels and no one lives?’
7 I brought you into a fertile land
to eat
its fruit and rich produce.
But you came and defiled my land
and
made my inheritance detestable.
8 The priests did not ask,
‘Where
is the Lord?’
Those who deal with the law did not know me;
the
leaders rebelled against me.
The prophets prophesied by Baal,
following
worthless idols.
God faithfully led the Israelites through the Dead Sea, the wilderness,
the desert, and darkness. How well did they remember that and look to Him to
navigate their lives going forward? Not well, according to this passage.
It’s easy to see how foolish the Israelites were, but what about you and
me? Are we quick to forget about God’s faithfulness in the past? Or, do we
continually remember and look to Him for guidance each day?
