Weekly Devotional 

“And the Word Came to Jeremiah…”
Jeremiah Chapter 18 (Jen Brown 11-6-26)
 

“…And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will everyone do the imagination of his evil heart (v.12).”  So say the people. In the evil imaginations of their hearts, our world embraces evil and corruption. Lifted in esteem are lies, sexual perversions, lawlessness, murders and the like. 

Christianity, honesty, humility, kindness and the cultivation of morality is looked upon with the loathing in our culture. The church is emaciated, sick, lethargic and grossly ineffective. In fact, much of the “church” has rejected the scripture and is no longer the CHURCH of the New Testament.  Many  turn a blind eye to the moral collapse in our culture and say “it’s not my problem.” Well it is a collective problem, the problem at the heart of a nation. As Israel turned from the Lord to worship Baal, so do all nations. 

Yes in verses 7 through 10, Jeremiah gives us a timeless truth. Not just a truth for Israel, but for all nations. “At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do against them. And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom to build and to plant it; If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewithal I said I would benefit them.”

Wake up, Oh Christian. Would that the Lord would hasten his return, but when He does billions will face eternal wrath. If you expect to be raptured out of all persecutions and miseries, look at your brothers and sisters in this world. God has thus far spared the United States, but we are to be active for His Kingdom, not passive in awaiting His coming. We ought to sense the urgency and the limited time before His return. We must make sure we are right before Him and seek to take as many to heaven with us as can be snatched from the fire. Jeremiah’s word is an eternal truth, repentance brings God’s blessing on a nation. Continued rejection of His law brings His wrath on a nation.

May we remember this carefully and may we act accordingly.

Have a blessed week in Jesus!
Jen Brown