Jeremiah had a tough job. He tried to convince his people to repent of their sins and obey the Lord. This he did for 40 years. His people never listened. Perhaps that's why they referred to Jeremiah as the weeping prophet. Tears shed for God's people, knowing what awaited them.
"It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." - Hebrews 10:31
God ultimately sent the Babylonians to carry Judah into captivity - punishment for their sins.
As we look at today's sin-filled world, the comparisons between ourselves and the people of Jeremiah's day sound very similar. They sacrificed their children to a false god. We do the same, sacrificing our unborn children to the god of convenience.
The world we live in today seems almost without hope. Injustice after injustice piles up in heaps on the nightly news. Satan claiming victory in most of them. But there is always hope when God is in the picture.
King David wrote the following verses. We need to remember them, and others like them, in the Bible. God is our blessed hope, our ever-present help in times of trouble.
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth gives way, and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea," - Psalm 8:1-2
Despite all the headlines and distractions in front of our eyes, with God in our hearts we can stand strong in the knowledge that this is not our home. God is the creator of the heavens and the earth. We need to take our eyes OFF of man-made things and events and FOCUS on the accomplishments of the One True God.
We must also remember that God loves us and sent His Son to die in our place and to be resurrected so that we might do the same. This is NOT our home!
"When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?" - Psalm 8:3-4
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