Bible Chapter: Jeremiah 3 & 4

Because the Bible is practical, here are some statements to get you thinking.

1.  Write one or two key thoughts that come from today’s reading.
    One of the things that we learn about God by reading the Bible is that He calls things what they really are. We live in an age when people continually change the terms they use that describe sinful behaviors to make the terms less challenging and give these behaviors a more acceptable expression. God is not like that. He spoke to Judah about their unfaithfulness to God and their tendency to worship false gods and called it adultery. He said they were like a prostitute along the road trying to solicit customers. Judgment would come because of their sin.
    God called for true repentance. They had to reject the immoral debauchery they had been practicing and have a complete change of heart as they committed themselves to God’s truth and righteousness. They had to acknowledge their sin, calling it what it was, and turn their hearts to God.

2.  What can I apply in my life from the reading?
    God said there would come a day when He would give them shepherd’s after His own heart. There would be spiritual leaders who would truthfully speak God’s word and tell the people what they needed to hear, not what they wanted to hear. One of the things we are seeing in our modern world is that there are many who are in a spiritual shepherding position who are not teaching with the Bible really says. I see that it is vitally important that I be the kind of spiritual shepherd who teaches the truth of God’s Word, not compromising in an attempt to please people.

3.  How can I help someone?
    I want to help people see beyond the deception that the enemy is pouring out. Jesus said that the enemy is the father of lies, and we are seeing that truth expressed over and over these days as people are hearing and believing the most outrageous lies. They are being drawn away from the truth that God has revealed in the Bible.