Pleasant Pasture
““Therefore, behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “that they shall no longer say, ‘As the LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,’ but, ‘As the LORD lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country and from all the countries where I had driven them.’ And they shall dwell in their own land.”” Jeremiah 23:7-8 NKJV http://bible.com/114/jer.23.7-8.nkjv A voyage from the land with poor standard of living, insecurity, and economic instability to a different environment with improved standard of living, security, and economic stability removes much of life’s concerns. For the children of Israel, the land of Canaan was presented as land which flows with milk and honey, compared to Egypt which represented slavery, hard labour, and social/religious insecurity. However, the new pasture provides the needs for the body without consideration for an intimate fellowship with their souls. The concern is that ...