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Jeremiah 3

4/12/2011

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Jeremiah 3:2 “Look at the shrines on every hilltop.  Is there any place you have not been defiled by your adultery with other gods..?” 

How many things in our lives come before God?  Do we spend our days making our schedule around what we think is important or what is pleasing to us?  There is so much stuff to interfere with our time with God that we easily put Him to the side until we really need something, when actually we need Him everyday.  Our lives should revolve around Him not the world.

In Job 28:28 it says, “And this is what he says to all humanity: ‘The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.”

When we fill ourselves with God’s word and prayer we really see the importance of living for Him and actually work on obeying Him. 

The rest of Jeremiah 3:2 says, “…You sit like a prostitute beside the road waiting for a customer.  You sit alone like a nomad in the desert.  You have polluted the land with your prostitution and your wickedness.”

This makes me think of how many times I can excuse my worldly behavior and do things that make me happy without thinking of anyone else.  If we are called to be different and die to self then we need to continually fill ourselves with wisdom from the Lord and work on learning and living as Christ did.

Jeremiah 3:3 says, “That’s why even the spring rains have failed.  For you are a brazen prostitute and completely shameless.”

Do our problems feel too big sometimes like nothing is ever going right?  We need to ask ourselves do I believe in Christ or have I accepted Christ.  To me there is a big difference.  God loves us so much He sent His only Son to take our sins, do we really believe that and want to surrender our lives to Him?  Or do we just act like it by saying we believe?

In Jeremiah 3:4-5 it says, “Yet you say to me, ‘Father, you have been my guide since my youth.  Surely you won’t be angry forever.  Surely you can forget about it!  So you talk, but you keep on doing all the evil you can.”

We need to stop talking and start walking.  We need to not just believe but accept what Christ has done and have the reverent fear that makes us want to repent and confess Jesus is Lord.  And then truly change our ways by opening our hearts and living by the Spirit that lives in us as fully devoted followers of Christ. Amen

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Jeremiah 35

12/10/2010

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In chapter 35 verse 12-16 it says, “Then the Lord gave this message to Jeremiah:  This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the Lord of Israel, says:  ‘Come and learn a lesson about how to obey Me.  The Recabites do not drink wine to this day because their ancestor Jehonadab told them not to.  But I have spoken to you again and again and you refuse to obey Me.  Time after time I sent you prophets, who told you, “Turn from your wicked ways, and start doing things right.  Stop worshiping other gods so that you might live in peace here in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.”  But you would not listen to me or obey me.  The descendents of Jehonadab son of Rahab have obeyed their ancestor completely, but you have refused to listen to me.”

What is so important in our lives that we can’t stop and turn to God about?  We need to realize what we have in Christ and open God’s word with the passion that will help us move and have the peace we are promised.  Amen

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Jeremiah 7

11/12/2010

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Jeremiah 7:8-10 “Don’t be fooled into thinking that you will never suffer because the Temple is here.  It’s a lie!  Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and burn incense to Baal and all those other new gods of yours, and then come here and stand before me in your Temple and chant, “we are safe!” – only to go right back to all those evils again?”

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

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