I Followed You                   

The Bible says, “Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.” Proverbs 1:24-30 (KJV)

A woman had existed in the pit of hell for what seemed an eternity.  There was no God of love to be found, no mercy, no kindness.  All hope was gone.  She had only the memories of a wasted life.  She remembered the times she had mocked the Savior’s words and rejected the opportunities to answer His call.  Scriptures she had mocked at, like out text, now haunted her.

Visions of things she once thought important burned in her mind as she saw her once-treasured possessions scattered or turned to ruin.  An old, decrepit man, now near the end of his life, had once been her handsome lover.  The highly esteemed reputation she had worked so hard to achieve was now meaningless, for those who once admired her had long since ceased to remember, as they themselves grew old.

Worst of all, she now had the knowledge of what could have been.

In an agony of remorse, she called into the darkness, as she had done countless times since entering that fearful place, “Lord! Please!  Just one more chance!  I didn’t know!” 

But there was no answer.  She had chosen to live her life separated from God, and in that state she must now continue for ever.

Suddenly in the absolute silence that surrounded her like a shroud, she heard a scream of despair in a voice she knew all too well, that of her son.  He was crying, “Oh my God!  Help me!”

“Where are you?” she shrieked, “What are you doing here?”

Back from the darkness came a moan, “Mom, I followed YOU.”

What legacy are you building in your life this day? 

Daily Chronological Bible Reading: Lamentations 1; Lamentations 2; Lamentations 3:1-36