Jeremiah 16 -- The Day Of Disaster -- Praying It's Not For Us

In my Bible, this chapter is entitled, “The Day of Disaster”.  I’m praying that it’s not also describing today for America.

 

God says dreadful things here that shook Jeremiah to the core, and it ought to do the same for our country:

 

“I have taken back My blessing, My love, and My pity from these people… I will soon stop the sounds of joy and gladness … This will happen during your lifetime … This is happening because your ancestors quit following Me … and quit obeying My teaching.  But you have done even more evil than your ancestors.  You are very stubborn, and do only what YOU want to do; you have not obeyed Me.  So I will throw you out of this country and send you into a land [where] you can serve [your sins] night and day.  I will not help you or show you any favors … They cannot hide from Me the things they do; their sin is not hidden from My eyes.  I will pay back…twice for every one of their sins, because they have made My land unclean … I will teach them … This time I will teach them about My power and strength.  Then they will know that my name is the Lord.”

 

My commentary mentioned how strange it was that the people couldn’t even see that they were sinning.  The answer?  They’d been led astray by false prophets telling them that what they were doing was okay, they were comfortable in their sins, and their consciences were dead.  “The nation owed a great debt to the Lord for the way they had treated His law and His land.  Now the note was due.  God said, ‘I will repay them double for their wickedness and their sin.’ “

 

Father, please let this not be a day of disaster for us.

 

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford