1 whenever I would heal Israel,
the sins of Ephraim are exposed
and the crimes of Samaria revealed.
They practice deceit,
thieves break into houses,
bandits rob in the streets;
2 but they do not realize
that I remember all their evil deeds.
Their sins engulf them;
they are always before me.
and the crimes of Samaria revealed.
They practice deceit,
thieves break into houses,
bandits rob in the streets;
2 but they do not realize
that I remember all their evil deeds.
Their sins engulf them;
they are always before me.
3 “They
delight the king with their wickedness,
the princes with their lies.
4 They are all adulterers,
burning like an oven
whose fire the baker need not stir
from the kneading of the dough till it rises.
5 On the day of the festival of our king
the princes become inflamed with wine,
and he joins hands with the mockers.
6 Their hearts are like an oven;
they approach him with intrigue.
Their passion smolders all night;
in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
7 All of them are hot as an oven;
they devour their rulers.
All their kings fall,
and none of them calls on me.
The last last six words of this passage made quite an impression on me this morning. "None of them calls on me." Why are we so unwilling to simply call on the Lord? As Christians we have immediate, constant access to the Creator of the Universe. The omnipotent, omnscienct I Am. The Alpha and Omega lives within each of His children. But so many times we fail to call on Him.
Depressed- Call on Him.
Frustrated- Call on Him.
Frightened- Call on Him.
Tempted- Call on Him.
Angry- Call on Him.
Ashamed- Call on Him.
There will never be a busy signal. We will never be out of range. At no time will we be put on hold or have to sift through a menu of press 1 choices. Immediate, unlimited access is ours.
We can cry, yell, laugh, sigh, talk, question, rejoice. God can take it. He wants to take it. He begs us to give it all to Him.
Nike had a slogan years ago, "Just Do It". Perhaps Christians' slogan should be "Just Call on Him".
the princes with their lies.
4 They are all adulterers,
burning like an oven
whose fire the baker need not stir
from the kneading of the dough till it rises.
5 On the day of the festival of our king
the princes become inflamed with wine,
and he joins hands with the mockers.
6 Their hearts are like an oven;
they approach him with intrigue.
Their passion smolders all night;
in the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.
7 All of them are hot as an oven;
they devour their rulers.
All their kings fall,
and none of them calls on me.
The last last six words of this passage made quite an impression on me this morning. "None of them calls on me." Why are we so unwilling to simply call on the Lord? As Christians we have immediate, constant access to the Creator of the Universe. The omnipotent, omnscienct I Am. The Alpha and Omega lives within each of His children. But so many times we fail to call on Him.
Depressed- Call on Him.
Frustrated- Call on Him.
Frightened- Call on Him.
Tempted- Call on Him.
Angry- Call on Him.
Ashamed- Call on Him.
There will never be a busy signal. We will never be out of range. At no time will we be put on hold or have to sift through a menu of press 1 choices. Immediate, unlimited access is ours.
We can cry, yell, laugh, sigh, talk, question, rejoice. God can take it. He wants to take it. He begs us to give it all to Him.
Nike had a slogan years ago, "Just Do It". Perhaps Christians' slogan should be "Just Call on Him".
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