Good Morning “Careful Wishers.” Today we are in Jeremiah 50.
When Israel wanted to be like all the other nations, when God appointed Judges to rule over them and they weren’t enough - they cried out for a king. It wasn’t Samuel they were rejecting in that period it was God (1 Samuel 8). God gave them Saul, just like they wanted, and… they experienced all the consequences God told them they would.
As we come to today’s chapter… we see a similar story. Judah was intent on rejecting God and His Word, and embracing Babylons “gods” and idols. They embraced the ways of the Babylonians and as a result, just like the days of Saul, experienced the consequences that come from aligning with that evil.
For now… evil reigns, and the “evil one” behind Babylons disgustingness - still runs wild. Babylon, representative of all that is contrary to God and His Word will one day be destroyed for good (Revelation 17-18). But for now, we must choose wisely who we serve and who we align ourselves with. We must be careful what we wish for. Reject God and wish long enough, and He will allow us to have and experience what we asked for (Romans 1:18-32).
Like we’ve talked about, Israel will one day be restored (Roman’s 11:25-31). “But I will bring Israel back to their own pasture, and they will graze on Carmel and Bashan; their appetite will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead. In those days, at that time,” declares the Lord, “search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive the remnant I spare.” Jeremiah 50:19-20 NIV
The same is true for us. With our repentance comes forgiveness and restoration through Jesus (1 John 1:9, 2:1-2). That is Good News for sure, but what if we simply bypassed at least some of the horrible consequences that come from rejecting Him and His Word in the first place? What if the thing we desired most was more of Him and His Word instead of more of The World? What if we lived out Scripture? Oh, we’ll still stumble for sure, but most definitely we’ll experience fewer consequences from fewer bad choices and minimize Gods need to discipline us. Sounds appealing to me given the context of The Book of Jeremiah. What about you?
Love you all! Dig in!
When Israel wanted to be like all the other nations, when God appointed Judges to rule over them and they weren’t enough - they cried out for a king. It wasn’t Samuel they were rejecting in that period it was God (1 Samuel 8). God gave them Saul, just like they wanted, and… they experienced all the consequences God told them they would.
As we come to today’s chapter… we see a similar story. Judah was intent on rejecting God and His Word, and embracing Babylons “gods” and idols. They embraced the ways of the Babylonians and as a result, just like the days of Saul, experienced the consequences that come from aligning with that evil.
For now… evil reigns, and the “evil one” behind Babylons disgustingness - still runs wild. Babylon, representative of all that is contrary to God and His Word will one day be destroyed for good (Revelation 17-18). But for now, we must choose wisely who we serve and who we align ourselves with. We must be careful what we wish for. Reject God and wish long enough, and He will allow us to have and experience what we asked for (Romans 1:18-32).
Like we’ve talked about, Israel will one day be restored (Roman’s 11:25-31). “But I will bring Israel back to their own pasture, and they will graze on Carmel and Bashan; their appetite will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead. In those days, at that time,” declares the Lord, “search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive the remnant I spare.” Jeremiah 50:19-20 NIV
The same is true for us. With our repentance comes forgiveness and restoration through Jesus (1 John 1:9, 2:1-2). That is Good News for sure, but what if we simply bypassed at least some of the horrible consequences that come from rejecting Him and His Word in the first place? What if the thing we desired most was more of Him and His Word instead of more of The World? What if we lived out Scripture? Oh, we’ll still stumble for sure, but most definitely we’ll experience fewer consequences from fewer bad choices and minimize Gods need to discipline us. Sounds appealing to me given the context of The Book of Jeremiah. What about you?
Love you all! Dig in!
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