The laws of nature: 365 1/4 days in one year, the moon reflects the light of the sun, ocean tides, the water cycle, photosynthesis, caterpillars turning to butterflies, a dead seed sprouting to life, an echo across a canyon, the formation of a rainbow, the firing synapses in the brain...the list is endless.
God set this all in motion and He alone keeps it all in motion.
It is this God who also set our lives in motion. When it seems like things are spinning our of control, we sometimes wonder if He has forgotten about us. Sometimes, if things are really bad, we wonder if he hasn't just rejected us. Maybe we finally did the "final straw that broke the camels back" and He is just plain done with us. That is a despairing thought.
Instead, God tells us, "I am as likely to reject my people...as I am to abolish the laws of nature." He has never abolished any of His laws of nature.
Yes, we can really do a number on our relationship with God as our hearts wander from this to that instead of being ALL for Him alone. Sometimes we just plain turn our attention away all together. That is a tragic place to be!
God continues to tell us, "...just as the foundations of the earth can not be explored, so I will not consider casting my people away for the evil they have done. I, the Lord, have spoken."
We surely might experience some tough times from our thoughts, pursuits and actions, but, God says, "I will find joy in doing good for them and will faithfully and wholeheartedly restore them..."
Oh that we might respond with "one heart and one purpose to worship Him forever."
(God's words from Jeremiah 31:36,37; 32:39-41)
