Whom do you take counsel from? Jeremiah 23:22

Good morning my dear friends. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!
   Just a quick political ad for all who have not voted.  Today, this weekend, Monday and then Tuesday, be in prayer that you vote and you feel God leads you.  This is your right and voice in this nation.  If you vote for who I am for or against who I am for it does not matter, but take that step.  Remember this one thing, whether Obama is re-elected or Romney is elected --- GOD IS IN CONTROL! 
   Jeremiah 23:22 "But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings."
   Let's break it down.
     "if they had stood in my counsel"  amad (aw-mad) is a prim. root meaning to stand.  This refers to ordained, being sent from, stand up or rise in front of---meaning God.
    "hear my words"  shama, (shaw-mah) to hear intelligently, hearken, obey, understand.
   "then they should have turned them from their evil way", shuwb (shoob) a prim. root meaning to turn back, to retreat, to return to where they left God and began the evil way.
    Okay, God said if He had sent these "prophets" they would have been ordained by Him, they would have heard and obeyed God's word, and then the people would have turned back to God and abandoned their evil ways.  Judge them by their fruits. The people did not hear the words of God, did not turn away from evil, therefore, these men were not prophets from God.
   Look around at America, the world.  Do you see evil lurks at every corner, or have your senses been dulled as the people Jeremiah had to deal with?  Take time today to follow God; share the gospel by your actions and deeds.  Love you all.
   In Christ's Love and Grace
     Johnny