REFUSING CORRECTION

Today's reading: Zephaniah

"How terrible it will be for rebellious, polluted Jerusalem, the city of violence and crime. It proudly refuses to listen even to the voice of the Lord. No one can tell it anything; it refuses all correction. It does not trust the Lord or draw near to its God." Zephaniah 3:1-2 NLT

If God, in His love, is willing to punish Jerusalem--His city, the city which bears His signature, His specifically appointed temple home--what will He do with us?

We rebel.

We pollute ourselves.

We refuse to listen--even to the voice of the Lord.

No one can tell us (Sorry, I'm lumping you in with the likes of me.) what to do.

We refuse correction.

We don't trust God--His Word, His promises, His timing, His abilities.

We keep Him at arm's length--like the Israelites did when God spoke through Moses.

So how much more terrible will it be for us?

The ones created in His own image.

The ones who bear His likeness.

The ones He has loved and sent His Son to save.

The ones He has asked to reach the lost and dying world.

How much more terrible will it be? Is it worth it for us to continue on the paths we are on?