BACKSLIDING

Jeremiah 2:18-21 Now why go to Egypt to drink water from the Nile, and why go to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates River?  Our wickedness will punish us; our backsliding will rebuke us.  Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for us; when we forsake the Lord our God and have no awe of Him, the Lord declared. 

Just like the Israelites, who saw the Lord works and bypassed His love; to revert to sin and wrongdoing, we have done the same.  Even though we have seen God’s grace; we still backslide, we have read about Sodom and Gomorrah and how they became cities of intolerable wickedness; and how God destroyed them by fire.  But, we too have become a Nation of intolerable wickedness; do we not fear God.  We visit the Holy land, we study His Word, and we claim to be believers; but we do not separate ourselves from this world, to become dedicated to what we say we believe. 

Lord, You love us and called us to serve You while we were still sinners; and we know Your grace will bear us up in the troubled world in which we live.  Father, please help us separate ourselves from this wicked world. Lord, touch our hearts and minds with Your Word; and give us the power to uproot and tear down wickedness, to destroy and overthrow the enemy, and to build up Your Kingdom.  Your grace and love is the greatest and most lasting thing that brings meaning in our lives.  Father, let Your Words teach us our purpose; so we will not have a sense of worthlessness.  Lord, there is so much sin and injustice in this world; that many do not care; they are full of depression and despair and have lost their desire to live.  Father, we are Your people and we are calling You for help; please save Your people and this lost world.  Father, forgive us for changing our Laws to embrace sin; instead of Your Word, forgive us for we know not what we do.  Lord, we ask for forgiveness of our sins; the past, present and future, and we thank You for mercy, grace, and favor, in Jesus name Amen.