Jeremiah 25 -- His Message Hasn't Changed

God’s message had always been, “Stop your evil ways.  Stop doing what is wrong so you can stay in the land … Don’t follow other gods to serve them or to worship them.  Don’t make Me, the Lord, angry by worshiping idols …”  God promised that all the nations around Judah would be destroyed and left in ruins forever.  “I will bring an end to the sounds of joy … and I will TAKE AWAY THE LIGHT OF THE LAMP.”  Not only would they suffer economic ruin – they would also suffer judicial blindness.   God promised that Babylon (which is modern-day Iraq) would be a desert forever, and would end up having to serve many other nations.

 

God’s anger was going out to all nations.  “They will drink My anger and stumble about … I made all the kingdoms on earth drink from the cup of the Lord’s anger.”  There was no not doing it.  “If they refuse … say to them, ‘The Lord All-Powerful says this:  You must drink from this cup.’  I am sending war on all the people of the earth … Disaster will soon spread from nation to nation … Cry, you leaders! … It is now time for you to be killed … There will be no place for the leaders to hide.  They will not escape … The Lord is very angry.  Like lion, He has left His den.”

 

Father, You know us.  We are but humans, infected with sin.  You speak to us and in our pride we think we know better.  But we don’t.  Our sin causes us not to listen to Your Word.  Your righteousness and holiness causes You to act.  You deserve much better than us.  Save us anyway, Father.  Bring out Your mercy.  Lead us when our own leaders won’t.  Be our salvation.

 

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford