"Give Ear To God" -2

"Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me;" (Psalms 81:8) I couldn't help but say something else, because that version of Isaiah 1:18 had me thinking. I can't help but wonder, but when God says, "Come now, and let us reason together," is that His way of saying, "Snap out of it, already!" I mean, come on! The second part of this verse packs a powerful punch, but this thing about, "Come now, let's settle this," has my head spinning! It reminds me of Joshua's statement, "choose you this day whom ye will serve." (Joshua 24:15) I mean, it's pretty obvious that God truly does want to bless His people, but do they want to be blessed? Maybe that question requires something else to consider, as in, do they want to obey God and be blessed? Surely everyone wants to be blessed; it is just that they want to be blessed on their own terms. But God will not allow that to happen; He can't allow that to happen, because He is just! But then you look at those people of the world who have riches and live in luxury, and you wonder, why are they blessed? Who's to say that they are blessed? Do you think God considers them blessed? From God's vantage point, they are under the curse, they are the walking dead, damned to eternal hell and separation from Him. Sure, they might have a moment of fun in the sun, but that will all soon be over, and then they will need to answer for their rejection of Him. Really, that is the reality of what God is saying! What are your choices? Do you want life or do you want death? Blessing or damnation? There is only one choice to be made, really! We were damned from the get-go...
""For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son. And the judgment is based on this fact: God's light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. But those who do right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants."" (John 3:16-21) NLT