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The Fate of a Nation

The more things change the more they stay the same - or to be more biblical - "That which has been is that which will be, and that which has been done is that which will be done; so there is nothing new under the sun." (Ecclesiastes 1:9)

The Bible is God's love story for us. Sadly, it is a story of unrequited love. It is the story of the One who loves beautifully but is rejected. The Bible is the story of the One who patiently waits, who seeks every opportunity to extend His Love yet time and again those loved are unfaithful and show only contempt for the Love offered. The Bible is the history of us rejecting God - our breach of covenant - our lack of faith.

"Hear My voice" "Be My people, and I will be your God." God pleads with us. But as it has been, so it is now: we do not hear, we walk stubbornly away from God and we love other gods. God suffers the freedom He has given us.

“What right has My beloved in My house

When she has done many vile deeds?"

As we move through Lent we must explore how our lives might tend this way? We want wealth and prosperity; we value career and reputation; we seek our comfort and pleasure. We, like Israel in ages past want an earthly Messiah wielding political, financial, commercial and military power to raise us up in worldly glory. As we read Scripture today can we crack open our eyes, look hard at ourselves and see how we withhold our love from God as a ransom for what we want?

Across the ages the human heart has not changed. God knows the condition of each person better than we know ourselves. Do we really seek God or do we seek what we want from God? This is a difficult and confronting yet crucial question. As it always has been: our salvation depends on the truth of our response to God.

God is seeking His people, "Listen to My voice and do all I ask of you so you will be My people, and I will be your God." How each of us comes before God determines how we live together in God as a people - as His nation.

How do we respond to Him: is it yes or is it no? God will embrace us and welcome us home the moment we wake up and truly return to HIM for God is truly Love.