This morning as I continue my reading into the word “everlasting”, I am reminded that God never left me nor anyone else for that matter.
“6My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, turning them away on the mountains. From mountain to hill they have gone. They have forgotten their fold. 7All who found them have devoured them, and their enemies have said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the LORD, their habitation of righteousness, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’” — Jeremiah 50:6-7 (ESV)
Notice in verse 6 above that the people were led astray, God did not turn away from them, they turned away from Him. Isn’t that true with me and those in the world today. God is there, His church is there, yet the people continue to be led away from Him by others. God recognizes that the people need to enter into the everlasting covenant with Him and says so in the passage just above those verses.
“4In those days and in that time, declares the LORD, the people of Israel and the people of Judah shall come together, weeping as they come, and they shall seek the LORD their God. 5They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.’” — Jeremiah 50:4-5 (ESV)
This is the critical part that I believe is missed, or at least I missed before. I have to join in the everlasting covenant with LORD. I have to know that He was and is and always will be there for me and my brothers and sisters in Christ. Since He was/is/will be there, it is my responsibility to come to Him and join Him in the everlasting covenant. This will provide for me the continuous feeling and knowing of the love of the father that He has for me. I have to join Him and enter into the covenant by accepting that which He offers freely to all. I have to turn back to Him as He never moved from His position in my life.
God is there and always has been. I may have turned away from Him, yet He has remained. The LORD is constant. He does not change. He is with my always, regardless of my position and no matter if I am with Him. And all I have to do is turn back to Him and He will be right there and accept me with open arms.
What is your relationship with God? Do you feel as though the LORD has left you? What if you just turned back around to the LORD and realized that He never left and has always honored the covenant made with you?
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