Thoughts for another day

December 3, 2008.

Today's verse: Mal. 2:17. Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

Have you had this experience where a person has made you tired with his foolish talk and meaningless actions? When it happens, I’m sure you want to get just away and hide so that person can’t find you again. And mind you, this is the attitude of even the most genial persons when faced with a person who wearies others.

A key habit of these people is they say and do things which aren’t right in normal human behavior. If you’re one of them please reform using God’s Grace because if you don’t you will also weary God with your redundant talk and actions and be like those we find the prophet talking about, here. You see, God was vexed with the Jews for what they did. They constantly blew their trumpets on the noble state that God had bestowed them of being His people, yet without giving Him any glory or credit for their blessings.

Then they suffered miserably and still didn’t learn. That’s why God says about them, ‘You weary me’. The amazing thing is, even after doing such a thing, they do not realize they have done God harm which is even worse for its like a person committing a wrong and not knowing it’s a wrong!

You and I need to check if we are in any way doing the things that which vex and trouble God. Because though merciful and loving, God will not tolerate our telling Him blatantly wrong things for e.g. when we harbor sin, do we say we are pure? We probably can do that but only after acknowledging the blood of Jesus upon us and claiming His righteousness which is gift. Again, when we just mutter prayers and adopt a prayerful stance before others while making ourselves look good when we are not and openly confessing that we are God’s servants when we hardly know Him. God will view us with anathema if we do it and He will be wearied by our actions.