I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Jeremiah 4-6.

    The people of this nation, and many others, could return to God if they wished to do so. If they were to turn to the Lord they would be a blessing to the entire world causing people every where to come to the Lord and praise His name. Let us call on those around us to turn to the Lord. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but are completely baffled at how to do right. God has shown us the results of our actions, the terrorist attacks, the mass shootings, the moribund economy. Yet the common people are unable to see the connection between our unrighteousness and their results. They do not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears. They refuse to hear God’s message. Even when we look to the leaders, we see the same thing. The people who should be able to see what it all means are blind to the consequences of their actions. They lie when the truth would do better. The poor and the powerful have become convinced that no disaster can come upon them, despite the ever increasing signs that one is brewing.

    We stand at a crossroads. God is calling us to choose a path. Not just any path, but the old, godly road. Too many people today do not want that path. They want the new and exotic path. Except that path is not new either. Today people are choosing the path which offers the exotic and excitement. Little do they know that the excitement it offers is only superficial. Soon the excitement pales and ever greater debauchery is needed to obtain the desired thrill. The path which God offers looks boring and dull, but its joy and fulfillment are lasting. I watched “Schindler’s List” last night. In the end his regret was the money he spent on high living and enjoying himself, money he wished that he had saved and spent on saving even one more life. He realized that all of the good he had done, all of the lives he had saved, did not make up for the good he had not done, the lives he had not saved. For all of the good that he had done, it was not enough. That is true for each and every one of us. We can never do enough good to save ourselves. Nevertheless, let us do the good which we have the opportunity to do.