Each day, we stand between the past and the future. In our prayers, we
call upon God to "remember" (Nehemiah 13:14,22,29,31). There are two
different kinds of 'remembering' here. God remembers his faithful
servants. He also remembers those who have been unfaithful. As we face
the future, we must be guided by both the Gospel invitation and the
Gospel warning (Revelation 22:17-19). Salvation is offered to all. It is
to be received by faith in Christ. There is also judgment for those
who refuse to "come" to Him. Whatever our reaction to Him may be,
God maintains His saving intention. He waits patiently for us to heed
the call to "praise the Lord" (Psalm 150:1,6). "Let everything that has
breath praise the Lord" (Psalm 150:6).
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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