Jeremiah 4

carpecollum@gmail.com — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:13:31 GMT

This chapter is all about destruction of Judah because of her unfaithfulness to God. God's command is, "Wash your heart from evil, O Jerusalem, that you may be saved. How long will your wicked thoughts lodge within you?" (Jer. 4:14). This is the message we take to the world today. It's a message of repentance, a message of salvation. Can we give a picture to our neighbors as vivid as Jeremiah 4:23-26?

23 I looked on the earth, and behold, it was formless and void; And to the heavens, and they had no light.
24 I looked on the mountains, and behold, they were quaking, And all the hills moved to and fro.
25 I looked, and behold, there was no man, And all the birds of the heavens had fled.
26 I looked, and behold, the fruitful land was a wilderness, And all its cities were pulled down Before the LORD, before His fierce anger.

This is a picture of total, complete devastation.

At the end of the chapter, in verse 30, Judah is still pictured as a harlot. God says, which lover is going to save you, Judah? Go ahead and paint your face and put on your finery - no one wants you. The reason is no one loves Judah. No one, that is, but the One on whom they turned their backs! How terribly ironic.

Nathan

Daily Bible Message

Jeremiah 4