Mirrors do a great job at reflecting reality. The reflect exactly what is before them - for better or for worse. Yet, even the slightest imperfection or defect can distort their reflection. Jeremiah's ministry to Israel is in part an effort to help Israel realize their state before God. Israel is stubbornly fixed in idolatry, …
As Christians we are to cherish what God cherishes. Amazingly God cherishes repentance. He doesn’t begrudge the repentant, rather He calls out to a perpetually adulterous Israel in Jeremiah 3:22, “Return, you faithless children.” He always desires the sinner to return to Him. Why? Jeremiah 3:22 continues, “…I will heal your unfaithfulness.” He cherishes repentance …
Something caught my attention in Jeremiah 3:6-18. So far in Jeremiah, God has not held any punches about Israel and their unfaithfulness. Israel has no concern for God while they pursue false gods. So, God blatantly condemns them for their sin and their indifferent attitude toward their sin. Yet, in 3:11-12, God mercifully calls Israel …
Continue reading The Before and After of Repentance (A Devo on Jeremiah 3:6-18)
Jeremiah, in Lamentations 3:4-6, tells of how God laid siege to Israel. The idea behind the ancient art of siege warfare is that a hostile force would encircle a city and slowly extinguish it. They would not let any provisions in and they would not let anything out. It was a long and terrible process …
Continue reading Laying Siege to the Heart (A Devotional on Lamentations 3:4-6)
God’s Created Order God designed humankind for his glory and blesses those who wisely live according to his ways As sinners, we reject God’s design and live foolishly, incurring God’s judgment and sin’s destruction As sinners, our foolish rejection of God’s design leads others into judgment and destruction Our sin negatively affects our relationship with …
Continue reading Designed for Purity 9 – Confession and Repentance (Notes)
