Jeremiah 48-49 Fighting Against God Never Pays

In page after page, God promises not to let the sins of nations go unpunished.  Moab trusted in the things they did and in their wealth.  They worshiped Chemosh, an idol.  They thought they were greater than the Lord.  They would be destroyed.  "But in days to come, I will make good things happen again to Moab," God promises.

The people of Ammon were unfaithful and believed their treasures would save them.  God would scatter them.  "But the time will come when I will make good things happen to the Ammonites again," says the Lord.

For Edom, their pride had fooled them, living in rock cities like Petra, but Edom also would be destroyed.  There was no promise or hope from God for them, though.

God also swore that Damascus, Syria, would be destroyed.  The nomadic peoples of Kedar and Hazor, who kept their hair cut short, would be scattered and their land would become an empty desert forever.

Elam was warned that God would kill them all and even set up His throne there, yet He did promise to make good things happen to them in the future.

It doesn't pay dividends to ignore God, disrespect Him, or fight against Him.  He's sovereign and all-powerful and He cannot be defeated.  We only hurt ourselves when we foolishly believe that we can live any way we want and not have to one day pay dearly for our own rebellion against Him.  Father, please remove Satan's deceptions from the eyes and hearts of those I love so that they can see what they are doing and learn from it before it is too late.

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Your Brother In Christ,