Read: Jeremiah 10:1-11:23; Colossians 3:18-4:18; Psalm 78:56-72; Proverbs 24:28-29
Jeremiah exposed the worthlessness of their idols that they fashioned out of wood and stone and decorated, then worshipped. God is a god that wasn’t made with human hands and can actually do something and yet they chose to worship the ones they could make themselves that had no power. Sin blinds the eyes of the sinner and clouds man’s decisions.
Isaiah counseled them to pack up and leave because they would not be able to stand in the siege.
God explained over and over to them why this was happening to them. It was not because God was mean but because they had disobeyed everything he told them and had chosen other gods who were not able to save them. It was not God’s fault this was happening, but theirs. God made it crystal clear.
In Colossians, Paul gives us commands so that our lives will go well for us. Wives were to submit to their husbands, husbands were to love their wives without bitterness, children were to obey their parents in all things and fathers were not to discipline in anger. Servants were to honor their bosses and all these things were to be done as if we were doing it to the Lord. But, there is a disclaimer that is worth knowing. Verse 25 says that if someone does wrong, he will receive the wrong which he has done. So if a wife is unfaithful, someone will be unfaithful to her. If a husband is abusive, he will be abused. If a son is rebellious and disrespectful, it will be done to him. Everyone is going to be held accountable for their actions and what is sown will be reaped. I hope that that is a comfort to you if you have been on the side of being abused or disrespected. God sees everything that is going on on the earth and he may be slow in bringing retribution, but he is sure.
Lord, your heart is that all repent and receive forgiveness and mercy and that is our prayer. I pray for healing to all of our hearts that have been bruised or wounded and that God would make every crooked path straight.
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