Jeremiah 6:16-19
Thus says the Lord:
“Stand by the roads, and look,
and ask for the ancient paths,
where the good way is; and walk in it,
and find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
I set watchmen over you, saying,
‘Pay attention to the sound of the trumpet!’
But they said, ‘We will not pay attention.’
Therefore hear, O nations,
and know, O congregation, what will happen to them.
Hear, O earth; behold, I am bringing disaster upon this people,
the fruit of their devices,
because they have not paid attention to my words;
and as for my law, they have rejected it.
Tag: Reject God’s Word, God Rejects You
Perhaps, before diving into the above text we need to read Paul’s words to the Romans. He was speaking about man in general, when he wrote:
Romans 1:21-23
For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
As a result of the Gentiles rejected God’s divine truth, Paul goes on to state three times that “God gave man over to their own lusts, passions and to a reprobate mind. When we reject God’s Truth, God gives us over to our own desires ... which produces more and more harm to us. This is what Jeremiah is saying in this prophecy, above. Israel, like mankind in general, rejected God’s divine truth and all His Words. As a result, God gave them over to their own lusts. God rejected Israel because Israel rejected God and worshipped “worthless” idols. God pursued them and they, instead of turning in love, sought after wicked and things of their own imagination. When we reject truth there is nothing left but to follow our own devices.
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