One Thing I Cannot Stand….

There’s is one thing I cannot stand; it’s when people tell me something (even if it’s not true) to just shut me up. Fake prophets do the same, and there is nothing worse than hearing someone give assurance of peace when there is no assurance of peace because of an unrepentant, sinful act. Now-a-days people want new, very few are content with old, but the cold hard truth about the Gospel is that it doesn’t change or get old. Yet so many reject it, wanting new so badly, they fall prey to those who promise things with no intention of ever getting them. The bottom line in life is if you want rest for your soul, establishing and maintaining a relationship with God is paramount. It’s the only guarantee we have in this life. It may seem old to some, but when you see God in His true light, it becomes a well-spring of life, quenching the thirst you’re longing for, all the while protecting you from those who want to promise you the world, with zero power to grant it. Fight your nature to say “NO” to God, and you’ll find the peace God promises. From a true, sincere, and willing-to-accept-God’s-way heart is where you start.

14 They offer superficial treatments for My people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when there is no peace. Jeremiah 6:14

16 This is what the Lord says:“Stop at the crossroads and look around.Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’17 I posted watchmen over you who said, ‘Listen for the sound of the alarm. ’But you replied, ‘No! We won’t pay attention!’ Jeremiah 6:16-17

20 There’s no use offering Me sweet frankincense from Sheba. Keep your fragrant calamus imported from distant lands! I will not accept your burnt offerings. Your sacrifices have no pleasing aroma for Me.” Jeremiah 6:20