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How this speaks to our nation today!
“Lies, not truth, have grown strong in the land. They go from one evil thing to another. They
do not know who I am…. They’ve taught their tongues t lie. They’ve become tired from sinning … It
is because Judah quit following My
teachings … they have not obeyed Me or done what I told them to do… “
God tells Jeremiah what He desires, and Jeremiah praises Him
in the middle of his grieving for his people:
“If someone wants to brag, let him brag that he understands
and knows Me. Let him brag that I am the Lord, and that I
am kind and fair, and that I do things that are right on earth.”
Jeremiah said, “Lord, there is no one like You. You are great, and Your name is great and
powerful. Everyone should respect You,
King of the nations; You deserve respect…
The Lord is the only true God. He is the only living God, the King forever …”
He prays, “Lord, I know
that a person’s life doesn’t really belong to him. No one can control his own life. Lord, correct me, but be fair. Don’t punish me in Your anger, or You will
destroy me. Pour out Your anger on other nations that do not know You and do not pray to You.”
My commentary said that Jeremiah had to deal with the pride
of his people as he pointed out to them three obvious truths:
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God’s covenant people is no excuse to sin.
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God’s covenant people offers no escape from judgment.
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God’s covenant people is no assurance of spiritual understanding.
It also cut right to the chase: “Any theology that minimizes personal holiness and excuses sinfulness in not
biblical theology.”
Father, as Jeremiah prayed for mercy for his nation, I pray
for ours. Remember that our nation is
made up of weak humans who don’t know how to run their own lives. If You gave us what we deserved, we’d be destroyed.
And Father, those attacking us, whether by terror or through our own government,
deserve punishment for seeking to minimize You in our daily lives. Please deliver us, Father.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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