Old is New Again

If you pay attention to cultural trends it seems that what was fashionable twenty years ago becomes the new "it" thing today.  Much of the music that was the 'latest and greatest' of the 80's is hot now, but I'm still waiting to see if 'mullets' will make a comeback (not that I want one again!)

Yes, what is old can become new again. 

Yesterday I blogged about how we can know the great path of being a follower of Jesus, but not only know about how to become a follower of Jesus--that much we are very familiar with.  We can also know what the path is to walk on after we enter relationship with Him--the things we should be about, and the things we should do.

Not to be redundant, but I came across another passage of scripture this morning that highlights this so clearly.  It is found in Jeremiah 6:16 and it says this:  "Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls."

What God is telling us is to "pay attention".  We find ourselves at crossroads all the time, but sometimes we don't want to spend our time or energy really thinking about our lives because it seems like so much work for so little reward (at least that's how we justify our lack of engagement).

God encourages us to stop and really evaluate:  what do we see?  Where is my life?  How does it reflect what I read in scripture?  Am I really open to following where the Lord leads?  Do you notice all the questions I just asked?  There, I just asked another one!  Sometimes we are so filled with questions that we wonder if there are any answers--and what can happen is that we start to 'shut down' in frustration.

Well, God addresses that here:  he says "ask".  Ask for the 'ancient paths', those tried and true directions that are good for us to follow.  There are answers, and God wants us to know them, he is just wanting us to ask.

Then he encourages us to 'walk in them'.  This is a clear revelation that we will be shown practical and tangible ways in which we can follow Jesus.  And the payoff is that our souls will find 'rest' as we do.

I am so encouraged to know that the old can become new again.  To know that my life can line up with those who have gone before me and have done well.  I love that Jesus doesn't leave me to fend for myself, or that I have to find my own way:  He is telling me clearly that He will lead and reveal what I need to know.

Today, I pray that our souls will find crazy rest!  'Crazy' and 'rest' don't seem to go together very well, but that's exactly what I'm praying for:  that as you ask for God's leading in your life, and as you step into what He desires for you, that you will be amazed at how true He is, that He really does the things he promises to do!

Be blessed today as rest overtakes your soul. . . .

BT