"They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. 'Peace, peace,' they say, when there is no peace." (Jeremiah 6:14, NIV)
Most are familiar with the last sentence of today's text, not so the first. People who have been referred to as "optimists" are often, "'peace, peace,'..when there is no peace", people. As a result, "They dress the wound of My People as though it were not serious." The, "wound," of the earth, however, and, "My People," is very, "serious."
I read and prayed today from one of the Psalms reading, "Restore us again, God our Savior [Who is our Lord Jesus Christ], and put away Your displeasure toward us....Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You....He promises peace to His People, His Faithful servants-- but do let them not turn to folly."
Father, in Jesus' Name, I pray that I see just how, "serious," is this present time. "Will You not revive us...." Amen.
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Sarah and I will be joining a team serving in what the U.S Senate Commission on Indian Affairs refers to as "Indian Country." Our opportunity of serving is on the Crow Indian Reservation in Southern Montana. We will be away from August 27-September 6.
