Reading: Jeremiah 30
My Verse: "For thus says the LORD:
Your hurt is incurable,
and your wound is grievous.
There is none to uphold your cause,
no medicine for your wound,
no healing for you. . .
Why do you cry out over your hurt?
Your pain is incurable.
Because your guilt is great,
because your sins are flagrant,
I have done these things to you" (Jeremiah 30:12-15).
Millions of dollars are spent on various counseling therapies for those that live with guilt - guilt they cannot get rid of. Sadly, many end up committing suicide because of guilt. Others simply end up alcoholics or druggies to blunt the pain they live with. You, LORD God tell us here that this "hurt" is incurable.
It is incurable because it is You that causes our pain. You tell us "I have hurt you with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel and merciless foe, because of the greatness of your perversity and guilt, because your sins are glaring and innumerable" (Jeremiah 30:14). Our guilt is our punishment.
Like a loving parent You will not let us go on in our sin without chastisement. You, LORD God know how devastating "sin" is to our very being, not to mention the hurt and pain we cause others. And so You bring upon us great guilt and/or physical ailments or catastrophes. You do whatever it takes to bring us around, make us realize and repent of our wrong behavior. You do this to save us from ourselves, otherwise we destroy our own selves.
You cry out to us over and over to let go our selfish desires and selfish ways and turn to You! All that is required of us is to ask You for forgiveness and You will forgive us and heal us!
"If we confess our sins,
He is faithful and just
and will forgive us our sins
and purify us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).
That is all that is required, that is all we need to do. Ask for forgiveness and give You all of our heart.
The One Thing Necessary
One thing alone is necessary, one alone
is needful. And of that singular treasure I bear
witness, and toward it I now encourage you--
and all of this for love of Him to Whom
you offer yourself as a holy, pleasing sacrifice.
What you now hold, may you always and forever hold.
What you do, may you forever do, and never abandon,
but with a quickened and a quickening pace, light step,
and unswerving feet, proceed--surely, full of joy,
and with great speed.
Offer your vows to the Most High in eager pursuit
of that perfection to which the Spirit of the LORD has called you
-Sain Clare of Assisi (c1193-1254)
from Love's Immensity - Adaptations and Translations
by Scott Cairns
Only You, LORD God, can give us sweet respite from the "hurt" we bring on ourselves.
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: "For thus says the LORD:
Your hurt is incurable,
and your wound is grievous.
There is none to uphold your cause,
no medicine for your wound,
no healing for you. . .
Why do you cry out over your hurt?
Your pain is incurable.
Because your guilt is great,
because your sins are flagrant,
I have done these things to you" (Jeremiah 30:12-15).
Millions of dollars are spent on various counseling therapies for those that live with guilt - guilt they cannot get rid of. Sadly, many end up committing suicide because of guilt. Others simply end up alcoholics or druggies to blunt the pain they live with. You, LORD God tell us here that this "hurt" is incurable.
It is incurable because it is You that causes our pain. You tell us "I have hurt you with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel and merciless foe, because of the greatness of your perversity and guilt, because your sins are glaring and innumerable" (Jeremiah 30:14). Our guilt is our punishment.
Like a loving parent You will not let us go on in our sin without chastisement. You, LORD God know how devastating "sin" is to our very being, not to mention the hurt and pain we cause others. And so You bring upon us great guilt and/or physical ailments or catastrophes. You do whatever it takes to bring us around, make us realize and repent of our wrong behavior. You do this to save us from ourselves, otherwise we destroy our own selves.
You cry out to us over and over to let go our selfish desires and selfish ways and turn to You! All that is required of us is to ask You for forgiveness and You will forgive us and heal us!
"If we confess our sins,
He is faithful and just
and will forgive us our sins
and purify us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).
That is all that is required, that is all we need to do. Ask for forgiveness and give You all of our heart.
The One Thing Necessary
One thing alone is necessary, one alone
is needful. And of that singular treasure I bear
witness, and toward it I now encourage you--
and all of this for love of Him to Whom
you offer yourself as a holy, pleasing sacrifice.
What you now hold, may you always and forever hold.
What you do, may you forever do, and never abandon,
but with a quickened and a quickening pace, light step,
and unswerving feet, proceed--surely, full of joy,
and with great speed.
Offer your vows to the Most High in eager pursuit
of that perfection to which the Spirit of the LORD has called you
-Sain Clare of Assisi (c1193-1254)
from Love's Immensity - Adaptations and Translations
by Scott Cairns
Only You, LORD God, can give us sweet respite from the "hurt" we bring on ourselves.
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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