When I was reading this I just kept seeing what we do as Christians. We come to church with all our baggage and we don’t really want to change we just want God’s mercy. God is love and it is amazing how He is patient and waiting for us to choose Him. But even in His patience He wants us to change our hearts and truly seek Him. He knows we won’t be perfect but He wants us to move towards Him not stay in the same place or move back.
Verve 9 says, “Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and burn incense to Baal…”
I see it as; do you really think we can watch that porn, commit adultery, have pre-marital sex, spend our money foolishly, put our families and stuff before God and then go to church and say sorry only to leave and do it all again? We need to really work on having faith that will move us toward Him and be thankful that He sent His Son for our sins so there would be no more blood shed and offerings.
In verse 21 it says, “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel says: “Take your burnt offering and your other sacrifices eat them yourselves!”
He doesn’t want our talk or our show at church, He wants us to ask, seek, and knock and turn to Him for our wisdom. Are we in the same spot as when we started our walk? If so why?
In Jeremiah 7:24 it says, “But my people would not listen to Me. They kept doing whatever they wanted, following the stubborn desires of their evil hearts. They went backwards instead of forward.”
Decide today to move forward and ask Christ in and let Him to lead you with His strength. Amen