Date: 08-11-2020

Title: Course Correction

(S) cripture:
    Jeremiah 10:23-24 (NASB) I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not in himself, Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps. 24 Correct me, O LORD, but with justice; Not with Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.

(O) bservation:
    God through Jeremiah has just blasted the people for the effort and trust they put in their idols. It is a stern reprimand and Jeremiah responds with this in a prayer. He is not to direct his own way and no person should. That is to be left to the Lord. When correction is needed Jeremiah asks that it come from God’s justice and not his anger. God’s anger directed at an individual would crush them.

(A) pplication:
    How often have I directed my own steps and thought that my life was mine? Too many times I am sad to confess. I am so thankful that God loves me enough to give me mid-course corrections. When I am headed in a wrong direction he corrects my course. I have found God’s corrections to always be just and redemptive not vindictive. I am confident that I have not experienced God’s anger and I am thankful for that. I have experienced his correction but always for my good and the good of his kingdom. I want to experience God’s hand guiding me and that is a decision I must make. God will not force his will on me. I can resist his correction but the result is generally disaster. I do not want to resist the guiding hand of God but rather to follow wherever he leads.

(P) rayer:
    Lord, you know how stubborn my self-will is. I want to follow you so break my will if you need to and let me joyfully follow you. Let me experience your guidance in my life. Help me to live in such a way that I never experience your anger. Amen