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Why do some run away from God?
“Two wrongs these people of mine committed; they deserted me, the fountain of living water, and then they dug water reservoirs of their own, leaking cisterns, that could not keep or give them water.” Jeremiah 2:13.
Open your eyes for a moment and you will see your God in tears. Open your eyes and you will see the utter confusion of this age we live in. In all the history of humanity has there ever been worse chaos? Men and women, young and old, rich and poor, have all run away from their God. They have removed from their shoulders the sweet yoke of the Almighty and thrown it far away. The nations of the earth have rebelled against their Lord and His Christ.
Perhaps, like the prophet, we think that only the uncultured and the illiterate are ignorant of the ways and precepts of Yahweh. We turn to men of influence, men of power: we speak to them of God. Surely, they, at least, will know His commandments. "And these I found conspiring, as none other, to throw off the yoke, to break through their bonds."
Look at them all running madly from God. And then in their wild, irrational flight they suddenly stumble against the Cross standing dark and lonely in their path. They keep on, escaping from this Cross, leaving it behind alone and forgotten. A great army of determined creatures united in their hatred of the Creator. And the mad torrent of those who hate Him carries away those indifferent and lukewarm.
Where are they going? They have left God far behind, and now they go about searching for something worth believing in, something to quench their thirst. Now it is the turn of unbelieving men, nailed to the false cross of their own unbearable lives, to cry "I thirst" also, because they do not know where to look for water. The earth for them is a hateful place, and heaven is very far off. But where are they going?
They seek new gods and new creeds to believe in. They all, whether it be in their nation, or their race, or money . . ., seek something that neither nation nor race nor money can give. They try to replace the divinity of God, who is our Father, by adoring His creatures in the filthy mire of their evil ways.
The ancient cry of the Holy Spirit is woeful and still new: They abandoned me, the fountain of living water, and sought water where there was none.
And nowadays it is these leaking reservoirs-makers who shape the destinies of the nations of the earth. They know only hate, nothing of love. The education and formation of the men of tomorrow are in their dirty hands, crooked and deformed from fondling their money.
They talk of peace and try to console the victims of war, and the injured. These are the leaders in the present disorder and they vainly promise order and prosperity.
They speak of a great brotherhood to unite the rich with the poor, masters with their servants, children with their parents, and soldiers with statesmen. They speak of this great union that ignores Christ and laughs at His Church.
What shall we do?
Let’s go on. Continue our journey straight ahead, undeterred by the barking dogs we meet along. "Will. — Energy. — Example. — What has to be done, is done . . . without hesitation …, without more worrying …
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