Jeremiah 8:6
“I listened carefully but heard not so much as a whisper. No one expressed one word of regret. Not a single “I’m sorry” did I hear. They just kept at it, blindly and stupidly banging their heads against a brick wall.”
“I listen to their conversations and don’t hear a word of truth. Is anyone sorry for doing wrong? Does anyone say, “What a terrible thing I have done”? No! All are running down the path of sin as swiftly as a horse galloping into battle!”
We are in grave danger when certain of our path. It’s much better to know our weaknesses and trust God to fill in the blanks. We change from self-driven to God-guided, becoming, like the Velveteen Rabit, more real in the process. As ever, God’s way is upside down, inside out and backwards to our natural bent. He gives us freedom with enough rope to hang ourselves. Instead, He hopes to hear, “I’m sorry,” as we use our length of rope to tether ourselves to him instead.
Lord, I choose you, for your own sake. You are the answer to all my yearnings for goodness and truth. You alone can heal and put things right. Put me right Lord, so I can do my tiny part in making humanity more humane, according to your perfect will.