Turn Already

Joel 2:12-13
Therefore also now, saith the Lord,
turn ye even to me with all your heart,
and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
And rend your heart, and not your garments,
and turn unto the Lord your God:
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, and of great kindness,
and repenteth him of the evil.

Have you ever driven down the interstate and seen someone who has left their blinker on? Or maybe someone on a backwoods rural road who has been riding along with their blinker on for a mile or two? Blink, Blink, Blink... “Please just turn already!” is what I usually say. Blink, Blink, Blink...

The Word of God describes to us the same scenario this morning. A people, called the Jews and who had opportunity at a right standing with God, lived much of their lives with their blinker on. Continually signaling as if they would turn, blink... blink... blink...  God told them that if they would turn unto Him with all their heart, with fasting, weeping and with mourning that He would extend His Grace and Mercy unto them.

Blink... Blink... Blink... “Turn already!” Much like these Jewish people of the Old Testament, I see the same thing unfolding today. Over and over as I share the Grace and Mercy of God with people, a view of people with their blinker on comes to me. I sometimes want to say, “Turn already!” I believe that my frustration comes from knowing that they are going to miss the turn.

I’m asking you today... Please turn already. What are you waiting for? Stop living with your blinker on as if you have intentions of turning. Just turn already. Turn... Blink... Blink... Blink... Turn to Grace, Mercy, Great Kindness.