I've reordered a lot of things--my closet, some sentences and living room furniture. But reordering an entire life? That's pretty radical. And perhaps that's exactly why God wants us to do it.
As we discussed yesterday, Lamentations is actually a sad book of the Bible. God's people are in exile, largely because they disobeyed and deserted Him. However, this part of today's passage stood out to me:
Doesn't the High God speak everything,
good things and hard things alike, into being?
And why would anyone gifted with life
complain when punished for sin?
Let's take a good look at the way we're living
and reorder our lives under God.
Let's lift our hearts and hands at one and the same time,
praying to God in heaven...
Isn't that good?!? Often we complain about things in our lives that are the consequences of our own actions--instead of being grateful and enjoying the gift of life God has given to us.
I also like the verse that talks about reordering our lives under God. One theme that's clear to me in Scripture is that order matters to God--He wants to be first in our lives, not just our words, our songs or our prayers: He wants to be first in EVERYTHING.
I wish that more of us realized the importance of order before we got to a low point of facing harsh consequences. However, the good news is that even in the worst moments of desperation, God is more than willing to help us. All we have to do is accept His grace and submit to His authority, asking for His help to reorder our lives.
Tomorrow: Ezekiel 1-4
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