Day 287..."Forgetting God...Not listening to God...Not being a stumbling block"

Ephraim, the capital city, has turned wicked. Destruction is in the forecast. The primary reason...forgetting God. The altars have become a place of sinning because of worshiping other gods. Jeremiah 25 foretells the 70 years of exile..."This whole land shall become a ruin and a waste, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years." Why exile? The answer is simple...not listening to God. Jeremiah says..."the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken persistently to you, but you have not listened." Paul warns against being a stumbling block. Those who are strong should not cause the weak to stumble. The setting of a "poor example", "saying one thing and doing another", or "forgetting another persons vulnerability" are all costly in leading others to follow Christ. Paul goes to extremes in saying he will not eat meat if it becomes a "stumbling block." That is pretty serious in my book! How far are we willing to go to keep persons from stumbling? More importantly have we considered the value of setting a good example?