Same old, same old

The theme of man’s rejection of God is shown many times throughout the Bible (Jer 2, Ez 16 & 20, Rom 1). God had blessed Israel in a multitude of ways and yet Israel consistently went its own way. This led to the exile into Babylon and other punishments.

It seems that it is the same way today. When I read passages like Jeremiah 2 and Ezekiel 20 I see a lot of Israel’s sins replicated in our own culture. It is sometimes depressing to see how far American culture has moved away from God. Most of us go on every day thinking that nothing will take away the blessings our nation enjoys. Fewer and fewer seem to realize that the blessings we have all come from God and that He may withdraw these blessings at any time. We are not entitled to them.

However, even in the midst of my sadness at the way people turn from God, I remember God’s faithfulness. Even when Israel betrayed the covenant, God always maintained a remnant. And He still does this today. American culture, like many cultures before it, may rise and fall, but God keeps the covenant and that is something we need to remember, even when it seems like darkness is winning at the moment.