{"id":1125,"date":"2021-05-30T13:33:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T18:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=1125"},"modified":"2021-05-30T13:33:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T18:33:36","slug":"turn-unto-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/30\/turn-unto-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn unto Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"855\" src=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Web-Verse-71-Zechariah-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1126\" srcset=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Web-Verse-71-Zechariah-1-3.jpg 627w, http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Web-Verse-71-Zechariah-1-3-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><figcaption> \u00a0\u201c<strong>Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.<\/strong>\u201d<br> Zechariah 1:3 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever made a wrong turn in traffic? Did you lose time\nwith the error? Could you potentially become lost? If you have a GPS system\nthat helps you find your way, it is much easier to stay on the chosen path.\nMoreover, if you make a wrong turn along the way, you may hear a voice say\nsomething like, \u201cWrong turn; recalculating your route.\u201d Or maybe something\nlike, \u201cMake a U-turn at the next available intersection.\u201d The idea is to let\nyou know, immediately, that you are on the wrong course heading in the wrong\ndirection. The sooner you correct the course, the fewer delays you have and the\nquicker you return to where you should be. The same is true in a Christian\u2019s\nlife. God has a plan (a course) for you to take. When you detour from that\nplan, it can cause you to lose time, or potentially become way off course. In\nthe Old Testament, God often sent prophets to remind the people of God\u2019s Word,\nto turn them around and put them back on the correct course (the plan God had\nfor them). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When God\u2019s people were allowed to return home after the\nseventy years of captivity in Babylon,\nthey once again needed to be reminded to turn back to God. See some of the\nprophet\u2019s words from the Lord to the Israelites: \u201c<strong>2. The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers. 3. Therefore\nsay thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the\nLORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. 4. Be ye not\nas your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith\nthe LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and <em>from<\/em> your evil\ndoings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD. 5. Your\nfathers, where <em>are<\/em> they? and the prophets, do they live for ever? 6. But\nmy words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they\nnot take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of\nhosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our\ndoings, so hath he dealt with us<\/strong>\u201d (Zechariah 1:2-6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, we are privileged to own our personal copies of God\u2019s\nWord, the Bible. It is our responsibility to read our Bible, daily, to stay on\nthe path God has for our lives. He is not going to send a prophet to you\npersonally to remind you of what He has told you to do. Each Christian is to\nread their Bible to remember what God has told them to do according to His\nWord. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Israelites still failed to do what God asked them to do.\nThey needed reminding \u2013 just as we often do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following is a quick check list to consider how you are\ndoing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you have Jesus in your heart? <\/li><li>Do you read your Bible daily?<\/li><li>Do you obey what it says in God\u2019s\nWord?<\/li><li>Do you realize when you are doing\nwrong?<\/li><li>Do you correct your course when\nyou recognize you have detoured from what God has planned for you? <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Answering these questions will help you look at your own\nheart and life. God does \u2013 daily. Remember Job 7:17-18: \u201c<strong>17. What <em>is<\/em> man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou\nshouldest set thine heart upon him? 18. And <em>that<\/em> thou shouldest visit\nhim every morning, <em>and<\/em> try him every moment?<\/strong>\u201d The word <strong><em>try<\/em><\/strong> here means \u201cto test; to\ninvestigate, to examine, prove.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God loves those who belong to Him. He checks on you each day\n(much like a loving parent checks on a child) to see how you are doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>How are you doing?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Are you keeping your life on the course God has planned for you?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-biblical-path-of-life\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"aV1TxOjy0K\"><a href=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/how-to-be-saved\/\">How to be Saved<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to be Saved&#8221; &#8212; The Biblical Path of Life\" src=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/how-to-be-saved\/embed\/#?secret=fDvZbFaujT#?secret=aV1TxOjy0K\" data-secret=\"aV1TxOjy0K\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever made a wrong turn in traffic? 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