"For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour;
If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever."
Jeremiah 7:5-7
This is a good reminder to repent, and it is also an interesting thing that we see in the scriptures a lot where God offers an either-or prophecy. If we behave one way, then we are going to bring on some bad consequences, and if we behave another way, there will be good consequences. This seems a little bit strange when we consider that God knows everything, and that he likely knows what the choice will be.
This specific prophecy is interesting as well because Jeremiah and Lehi lived during the same time period. God knew that the people here wouldn't listen, and warned Lehi to leave. I like that he knows they will choose poorly, but he still warns them... God knows us perfectly, but he always wants us to know that we do have a choice. God offered the same choice to Ninevah, and they did repent.
We have a similar choice, and even though God knows how we will choose, we still need to make that choice. Let's make sure we choose wisely, accepting God's very generous offer of repentance and mercy, rather than continuing in poor choices which will eventually bring the natural consequences of our actions down on our heads. :)
If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:
Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever."
Jeremiah 7:5-7
This is a good reminder to repent, and it is also an interesting thing that we see in the scriptures a lot where God offers an either-or prophecy. If we behave one way, then we are going to bring on some bad consequences, and if we behave another way, there will be good consequences. This seems a little bit strange when we consider that God knows everything, and that he likely knows what the choice will be.
This specific prophecy is interesting as well because Jeremiah and Lehi lived during the same time period. God knew that the people here wouldn't listen, and warned Lehi to leave. I like that he knows they will choose poorly, but he still warns them... God knows us perfectly, but he always wants us to know that we do have a choice. God offered the same choice to Ninevah, and they did repent.
We have a similar choice, and even though God knows how we will choose, we still need to make that choice. Let's make sure we choose wisely, accepting God's very generous offer of repentance and mercy, rather than continuing in poor choices which will eventually bring the natural consequences of our actions down on our heads. :)
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