Read: Jer. 4-6
Jeremiah was sent first to call them to repentance. God never judges a nation unless he first sends his prophet/s to call the nation back to Him. Jeremiah warned them of what would happen if they didn’t repent and what God thought of their abominations. He foresaw the whole land devastated and spoiled but prayed it wouldn’t be. God called them sottish children that didn’t know how to do good. In 4:23-25 God took Jeremiah back to Genesis One when he created the earth. God created the earth in the first verse and men inhabited the land. During that time, Satan rebelled in heaven and wanted to usurp God’s throne. God threw him to earth and turned the light out. Earth went into the Ice Age and everything froze and died. God came back in verse two and recreated it and took dominion back. God spoke life back on the earth but our enemy wanted it back. He deceived Eve and got the title deed to the earth. Jesus conquered Satan on the cross and gave that title deed back to the Church. We now have dominion over the earth but don’t exercise our rights. We need to recognize our authority and rule it.
In Jeremiah 5, God tells Jeremiah to go through the streets and see if there is any man who executes judgment or seeks truth. If he could find such a man, God would pardon the land. Jeremiah couldn’t find one man who fit this description; they were all deceived and wicked. This is a picture of the end. God has to rapture his people out of the earth before he can bring total judgment. This should be a comfort to us and a catalyst to make us want to work harder to bring in the harvest. The fruit have to be harvested before the judgment.
Lord, let us not be a nation that refuses to hearken to the sound of the trumpet but let us repent and turn to you!
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