“Hear ye,
and give ear; be not proud: for the Lord hath spoken. Give glory to the Lord
your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark
mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death,
and make it gross darkness. But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in
secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with
tears, because the Lord’s flock is carried away captive.”
Jeremiah
13:15-17 KJV
This verse depicts our salvation accurately,
although this was not the original intent. As we refuse to seek the Lord and to
listen to Him we invariably embrace ourselves, our pride. We must give glory to
God or we will find darkness and we will stumble; yea, we may even fall. In this
struggle, we may look frantically for the Lord’s light, but in correction, He
only shows us the shadows of death. If you won’t listen to God, Believers will
grieve for you. They grieve because they know that you have ceased listening to
and pursuing and the Lord, you are in darkness and because of this have been
taken captive either for a season, to learn and be disciplined; or for
eternity. . . .
