A popular song portrayed disaster as "going ninety
miles an hour down a dead end street." God's word issued this warning to
the nation of Judah: "Look! I am preparing a disaster for you. I am
devising a plan against you. So turn from your evil ways, each one of you, and
do what is right."
Somewhere
along the way, God's people made choices that set their lives on a collision
course with disaster. Disaster is usually a choice, especially the kind that
the people of Judah encountered. Instead of choosing to stay faithful to God's
purpose, the stubbornness of their hearts allowed them to fall headlong into
disaster.
There are alternatives to this headlong plunge. Our hope
lies in the fact that God's work of redemption is an on-going process, but we
must be willing to stop the downhill slide into pain and suffering. Here is
God's alternative: "I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you,
and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Your option is
to choose God's plan and purpose.
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