Turn Around

~~~ Jeremiah 7:23-28 ~~~ Psalm 95 ~~~ Luke 11:14-23 ~~~

They walked in the hardness of their evil hearts
and turned their backs, not their faces, to me.

The prophet Jeremiah paints a very grim picture
of those who have turned away from God...
away from the light.
It is the very hardness of their hearts
that gives them reason to turn from God's presence.

Our body language speaks volumes about how we are feeling
 and what we may be thinking.
As sinners we do not just casually turn our face from God
we turn our entire body the opposite direction.
Turning your body away from someone
 is a sign you wish to ignore them completely.
Little children use this posture all the time.

While we can physically turn away we can also turn away
through our emotions and our hearts.
Turning away, however, does render the person deaf.
We can hear voices coming from behind us.

If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Sin plunges us into darkness deprived of the light of God's face,
but it does not close our ears.

What is causing you to turn your back on God?

Sometimes we turn our backs on issues out of fear
or in order to give ourselves a false sense of protection.

It is like burying your head in the sand...
We are ignoring our own participation in sin.
Jesus did not come down to Earth because
everyone else was committing sins;
he came because I was sinning and because
you were sinning.

Our language is filled with idioms,
but when it comes to our relationship with God
we must be open and honest.

We do not have time to remain hard hearted.
We do not have time to turn our backs on the Lord.
We do not have time to be stiff-necked and rigid.

We must relax ourselves into the hands
of God so that he can transform us.
God has great plans for you.
Will you cooperate with him?

If today you hear his voice, do not turn away.
If today you hear his voice run toward him.
!!!Turn around!!!
He is there to embrace you.

We are so Blessed there is no reason
to turn our backs on God.

Peace.