The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Jeremiah 5:30-31,
"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?"
What an indictment! What an observation!
Prophets are to communicate to the folks what the Lord wants them to hear. If the prophets prophesy lies, then not only are the folks not getting from the Lord what the Lord intends them have, they are being given bad direction, bad information, a wrong understanding of God.
Priests are to represent the folks to the Lord, to approach the Lord on their behalf. If the priests rule by their own authority, then not only are the folks not being represented to God, the response the folks get back is what the corrupt priest wants - not what the Lord wants.
And... "my people love it this way"! How astounding! The sinful rebellion of God's own people had led them to a point where they wanted bad information and a faulty understanding of God, they preferred a wicked and deceitful person, rather than God himself, to respond to their cares and concerns!
How utterly deranged is that? And, yet, it goes on all the time in churches today, in our culture today, all around us today. The embrace of homosexuality as an acceptable alternative, the murder of unborn babies, the mindless rush to seize Darwinism, Progressiveism, Humanism, anything and everything to keep us from having to face the reality that we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
The insane part of this all is the question asked at the end of verse 31, "what will you do in the end?" This life is temporary, this life will only support things for a very short period... and then comes the time we all have to give an account of ourselves to God. How do people persist in a self-imposed delusion, loving it that way, when the very life that provides the opportunity to live that way evaporates? Where will they be left?
Insane, isn't it? "'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.'" So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God." Romans 14:11-12.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Trevor Fisk
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"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?"
What an indictment! What an observation!
Prophets are to communicate to the folks what the Lord wants them to hear. If the prophets prophesy lies, then not only are the folks not getting from the Lord what the Lord intends them have, they are being given bad direction, bad information, a wrong understanding of God.
Priests are to represent the folks to the Lord, to approach the Lord on their behalf. If the priests rule by their own authority, then not only are the folks not being represented to God, the response the folks get back is what the corrupt priest wants - not what the Lord wants.
And... "my people love it this way"! How astounding! The sinful rebellion of God's own people had led them to a point where they wanted bad information and a faulty understanding of God, they preferred a wicked and deceitful person, rather than God himself, to respond to their cares and concerns!
How utterly deranged is that? And, yet, it goes on all the time in churches today, in our culture today, all around us today. The embrace of homosexuality as an acceptable alternative, the murder of unborn babies, the mindless rush to seize Darwinism, Progressiveism, Humanism, anything and everything to keep us from having to face the reality that we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.
The insane part of this all is the question asked at the end of verse 31, "what will you do in the end?" This life is temporary, this life will only support things for a very short period... and then comes the time we all have to give an account of ourselves to God. How do people persist in a self-imposed delusion, loving it that way, when the very life that provides the opportunity to live that way evaporates? Where will they be left?
Insane, isn't it? "'As surely as I live,' says the Lord, 'every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.'" So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God." Romans 14:11-12.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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