After His correction has been fulfilled, He promises to gather the outcasts. But He isn't only looking for the perfect people. He will also take the blind - those who cannot see perfectly, the lame - those who habitually fall short, the expectant mothers - those who have a promise, but haven't found it yet, and the mothers in labor - those who are struggling to manifest the promise in their daily walk. Praise be to God! We have such a God that after all our sin has forced Him to mete out sever correction, even after that He is willing to gather up the less than perfect people.
Don't be deceived folks, we are all less than perfect. Anyone of us who imagines ourselves to be "ok" on the behavior scale is kidding him or herself. Not one of us can be justified by what we do. Even if we succeed in getting rid of the big "planks" there is a sin in our lives that is so subtle that we will never completely understand it or eliminate it. If we are to be gathered we all need the grace that Jeremiah testified to in this passage.
I'm not saying to stop trying to perfect yourself, that's a life long journey. But when you consider how you will return to Glory, and who will be with you, remember that He has already promised to gather the blind, lame, not-there-yet, and haven't-put-it-all-together-yet folks too. And be glad of it, because guess what....you're one of them.
1 comment:
Love it! Especially the last passage. So downright true. I posted this passage to my profile on facebook! Shalom!
Rinah-B.
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