"Go stand at the crossroads and look around.
Ask for directions to the old road,
The tried-and-true road. Then take it.
Discover the right route for your souls.
But they said, 'Nothing doing.
We aren't going that way.'
I even provided watchmen for them
to warn them, to set off the alarm.
But the people said, 'It's a false alarm.
It doesn't concern us.'
And so I'm calling in the nations as witnesses:
'Watch, witnesses, what happens to them!'
And, 'Pay attention, Earth!
Don't miss these bulletins.'
I'm visiting catastrophe on this people, the end result
of the games they've been playing with me.
They've ignored everything I've said,
had nothing but contempt for my teaching.
What would I want with incense brought in from Sheba,
rare spices from exotic places?
Your burnt sacrifices in worship give me no pleasure.
Your religious rituals mean nothing to me." Ask for directions to the old road,
The tried-and-true road. Then take it.
Discover the right route for your souls.
But they said, 'Nothing doing.
We aren't going that way.'
I even provided watchmen for them
to warn them, to set off the alarm.
But the people said, 'It's a false alarm.
It doesn't concern us.'
And so I'm calling in the nations as witnesses:
'Watch, witnesses, what happens to them!'
And, 'Pay attention, Earth!
Don't miss these bulletins.'
I'm visiting catastrophe on this people, the end result
of the games they've been playing with me.
They've ignored everything I've said,
had nothing but contempt for my teaching.
What would I want with incense brought in from Sheba,
rare spices from exotic places?
Your burnt sacrifices in worship give me no pleasure.
When you hear the word crossroads you may think of a road that crosses into another road or a vital decision that has to be made. We all have gotten to the point in our lives where we reach a crossroad and have to make an important decision on which path should be taken. If its not the path that God intends for us to take we will find ourselves at another crossroad scratching our heads wondering which way to go. It is always important to seek the kingdom of God first (Matthew 6:33). When you get to a crossroad in life sometimes it's best to take the road less travelled. The road that most people wouldn't take because they are unsure of the path in which it is going. If you head in the same direction everyone else is going you will get lost in the crowd and end up trying to do what everybody else is doing. Everybody is not the same so everyone needs to go towards the path that our Heavenly Father has laid out for them. When you go on your own path you may have to leave some people behind because they are not meant to go on the same journey that God has for you. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." The next time you get to a crossroads in life make sure the path you take is the path that's best for you through God and not the path that others have mapped out.
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