I remember … the kindness of thy youth.<\/p>\n
— Jeremiah 2:2<\/p>\n
Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only
\nexpecting God to be kind to me? Am I full of the little things that
\ncheer His heart over me, or am I whimpering because things are going
\nhardly with me? There is no joy in the soul that has forgotten what
\nGod prizes. It is a great thing to think that Jesus Christ has need
\nof me – “Give Me to drink.” How much kindness have I shown Him this
\npast week? Have I been kind to His reputation in my life?<\/p>\n
God is saying to His people – You are not in love with Me now, but I
\nremember the time when you were – “I remember…the love of thine
\nespousals.” Am I as full of the extravagance of love to Jesus Christ
\nas I was in the beginning, when I went out of my way to prove my
\ndevotion to Him? Does He find me recalling the time when I did not
\ncare for anything but Himself? Am I there now, or have I become wise
\nover loving Him? Am I so in love with Him that I take no account of
\nwhere I go? or am I watching for the respect due to me; weighing how
\nmuch service I ought to give?<\/p>\n
If, as I recall what God remembers about me, I find He is not what He
\nused to be to me, let it produce shame and humiliation, because that
\nshame will bring the godly sorrow that works repentance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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