Good Morning Friends,
“The LORD said to Jeremiah: ‘Take a scroll and
write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah and all
the other nations from the time I began speaking to you in the reign of Josiah
till now. Perhaps when the people of Judah hear about every disaster I plan to
inflict on them, each of them will turn from his wicked way; then I will
forgive their wickedness and their sin.’ So Jeremiah called Baruch son of
Neriah, and while Jeremiah dictated all the words the LORD had spoken to him,
Baruch wrote them on the scroll. Jeremiah told Baruch, ‘I am restricted; I cannot
go to the LORD’s temple. So you go to the house of the LORD on a day of fasting
and read to the people from the scroll the words of the LORD that you wrote as
I dictated. Read them to all the people of Judah.’” (Jeremiah 36:1-6)
You can’t say that God didn’t warn the people
of Judah about what was ahead if they did not turn back to Him. Nothing should
have been a surprise to them. Jeremiah wasn’t the first prophet to be sent to
warn them, but even Jeremiah’s preaching should have been enough for them to
repent.
But the majority of the people of Israel did
not repent. Perhaps there were a few that listened to Jeremiah’s words. Perhaps
there were small pockets of repentance and revival. Most of the people ignored
Jeremiah and the predicted discipline came upon them just as he had said it
would. They should have been ready, but they weren’t because they did not listen
to God’s Word.
God told Adam and Eve what would happen if they
ate of the forbidden tree. They were warned, but didn’t listen!
God told Noah to preach among the people for
120 years before the rains started. They were warned, but didn’t listen!
God has made clear what is ahead. Death will
overtake each of us and after death comes judgment. We’ve been warned, but too
many don’t listen! A day of reckoning is ahead for the whole world. We’ve been
warned, but too many don’t listen!
There will be no excuse for those who face
God’s judgment.
His, by Grace, Steve
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