Bible Chapter: Jeremiah 15 & 16

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.
    Even though the book of Jeremiah was written about 2,600 years ago, I continue to marvel at how up to date it is.  I see over and over again the description of our modern world, with the corruption and rejection of God and His ways.  God said they had abandoned Him and turned their back on Him. That describes our world today.  God’s ways are mocked as people think they can do this with not problem.  The don’t see that they are in the process of losing everything of value.  Enemies take over when God’s protection is lost.  Fear takes over because of the potential danger that lurks. God specifically told Judah that He had removed His protection from them. They were not under the place of God’s love and mercy.
    The people will ask why the Lord had decreed such terrible things against them. God’s reply is that is was because their ancestors were unfaithful to Him and abandoned His Word. And, they were even worse than their ancestors.  They stubbornly followed their own evil desires.  This so accurately describes what has happened in our world in the past few generations.  God is openly mocked, and that is often by people who claim to be Christians.

2.  What can I apply in my life from the reading?
    I am seeing more and more unrelenting pressure to walk away from the foundational truths of the Bible.  People who are supposed to be spiritual leaders are telling us that the Bible is irrelevant in our modern and advancing world.  Eternal principles that have guided us are no longer applicable, for we are more enlightened today.  We are smarter and have greater insights to life.  That is a pathetic lie.  We are no smarter.  We have more technology and conveniences, but that only says that we have built on what previous generations have discovered.  Don’t give in to the pressure to compromise truth.  Remember that the Bible says that Jesus is the same, yesterday, today and forever.

3.  How can I help someone?
    Don’t deny the fact that God has said over the generations that He will bless and be with those who follow and obey Him, and those who reject His ways will be punished.  God’s righteousness never changes.  Truth is truth is truth.  Period.