Our paragraph topic is: (Lamentation over Jerusalem) Part 5.
God sent his messengers to warn them, but they would not listen. He sent prophets to prophesy but they would not hear. They were stubborn. They were arrogant. They were full of their own beliefs. They could not see the changing of the tides, the coming storm. God wanted to protect them. They refused to believe in the God of their fathers. It was so long ago that it was a distant memory and no one cared. The people had forgotten.
The signs were there for everyone to see. Some saw and believed. The faithful knew what was coming. They heard the messages and believed. They heard the warnings. They prepared themselves for the coming storm. But the leaders failed to warn the people. They failed to carry the message to the general public. They failed their responsibility to the people because they were to busy partying in their palaces. So: "Behold, your house is left to you desolate."
Torn down, destroyed, burned, years of architectural wonder desiccated for all eternity. They were warned but would not listen. They given signs but could not see. Over and over again opportunity was given them to heed the message but they refused to do so and now the house is gone, the beauty is destroyed, the joy of yesteryear is no more.
It is said that you don't miss your water until the well runs dry. All the signs are there telling you that the water is drying up but you do not see. The water is getting lower and lower but you believe that it will always be the same, today, tomorrow and forever. We are only as old as we think but our bodies say otherwise. This is the fact of life that we must recognize no matter how much science breakthroughs may want to change our minds about our health. Death is our inevitable end.
And yet death is only a transition from the physical to the spiritual. Christ came to demonstrate that fact to us. He overcame death. He rose from the grave. He ascended into heaven and he awaits for each and every one of us who chooses to receive him as our Lord and Savior. For he paid the price for each of us to have a new life. And that price is simply asking for forgiveness of our sins and accepting and believing in him. He came that we may have life and have it more abundantly. Thank you Christ Jesus for your great gift. Thank you for opening my heart and showing me the way to you.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
God sent his messengers to warn them, but they would not listen. He sent prophets to prophesy but they would not hear. They were stubborn. They were arrogant. They were full of their own beliefs. They could not see the changing of the tides, the coming storm. God wanted to protect them. They refused to believe in the God of their fathers. It was so long ago that it was a distant memory and no one cared. The people had forgotten.
The signs were there for everyone to see. Some saw and believed. The faithful knew what was coming. They heard the messages and believed. They heard the warnings. They prepared themselves for the coming storm. But the leaders failed to warn the people. They failed to carry the message to the general public. They failed their responsibility to the people because they were to busy partying in their palaces. So: "Behold, your house is left to you desolate."
Torn down, destroyed, burned, years of architectural wonder desiccated for all eternity. They were warned but would not listen. They given signs but could not see. Over and over again opportunity was given them to heed the message but they refused to do so and now the house is gone, the beauty is destroyed, the joy of yesteryear is no more.
It is said that you don't miss your water until the well runs dry. All the signs are there telling you that the water is drying up but you do not see. The water is getting lower and lower but you believe that it will always be the same, today, tomorrow and forever. We are only as old as we think but our bodies say otherwise. This is the fact of life that we must recognize no matter how much science breakthroughs may want to change our minds about our health. Death is our inevitable end.
And yet death is only a transition from the physical to the spiritual. Christ came to demonstrate that fact to us. He overcame death. He rose from the grave. He ascended into heaven and he awaits for each and every one of us who chooses to receive him as our Lord and Savior. For he paid the price for each of us to have a new life. And that price is simply asking for forgiveness of our sins and accepting and believing in him. He came that we may have life and have it more abundantly. Thank you Christ Jesus for your great gift. Thank you for opening my heart and showing me the way to you.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
