Good Morning Friends,
There are two striking contrasts between two
passages in Jeremiah, the first from Jeremiah 5 and the second from Jeremiah 6.
“A horrible and shocking thing has happened in
the land: The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority, and
my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?” (Jeremiah
5:20-31)
“I appointed watchmen over you and said,
‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But you said, ‘We will not listen.’”
(Jeremiah 6:17)
The first contrast is in the quality of the
message provided “from God” to the people. One group consists of prophets who
lie and priests who lead from their own will. The other group consists of
watchmen the Lord has provided who speak His message of warning.
The second contrast is in the response of the
people. To the first group, they respond with approval. To the second group,
they respond with rejection.
There are always people willing to spout what
people want to hear and claim that it is from God. They do so for their own
gain. They like the popularity and fortune they reap from such preaching.
There are also always God’s spokesmen. These
are the preachers are willing to say what is right, no matter what the cost to
them.
There have always been people who respond to
the wrong message. In fact, usually it’s the majority that responds to the
wrong message, the one that really is not from God.
The real question is: to which kind of
preachers are you willing to listen!
His, by Grace, Steve
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