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 26:2-6,
"Tell them (the Jews) everything I command you; do not omit a word. Perhaps they will listen and each will turn from their evil ways. Then I will relent and not inflict on them the disaster I was planning because of the evil they have done. Say to them, 'This is what the Lord says: If you do not listen to me and follow my law, which I have set before you, and if you do not listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I have sent to you again and again (though you have not listened), then I will make this house like Shiloh and this city a curse among all the nations of the earth.'"
I see in this passage that the Lord warns the Jews, yet again, to turn from their sinful ways and their rejection of him. This, in spite of the fact that he had already sent them prophets "again and again."
The patience of the Lord and his penchant for going a great distance in meeting us well over what might be deemed "fair" by anyone's standard in his efforts to draw us to him is matched only by the horrific, frightful and terrible judgment of God when folks fail to respond to him. This passage demonstrates this so well.
I am reminded of 2 Peter 3:8-9, "But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." However, this point is followed by what happens next: "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare." Verse 10. Patience followed by horrific and overwhelming judgment. The city of Jerusalem will discover how true this is in the nightmare that is headed its way.
God is patient. However, that patience has a limit. At the end of that patience, if the Lord is not responded to, the horrifying reality of God's judgment is found, just as certainly as his patience has been displayed.
"It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." Hebrews 10:31. It is best not to "try" the patience of God! He is not one to trifle with.
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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"Tell them (the Jews) everything I command you; do not omit a word. Perhaps they will listen and each will turn from their evil ways. Then I will relent and not inflict on them the disaster I was planning because of the evil they have done. Say to them, 'This is what the Lord says: If you do not listen to me and follow my law, which I have set before you, and if you do not listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I have sent to you again and again (though you have not listened), then I will make this house like Shiloh and this city a curse among all the nations of the earth.'"
I see in this passage that the Lord warns the Jews, yet again, to turn from their sinful ways and their rejection of him. This, in spite of the fact that he had already sent them prophets "again and again."
The patience of the Lord and his penchant for going a great distance in meeting us well over what might be deemed "fair" by anyone's standard in his efforts to draw us to him is matched only by the horrific, frightful and terrible judgment of God when folks fail to respond to him. This passage demonstrates this so well.
I am reminded of 2 Peter 3:8-9, "But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." However, this point is followed by what happens next: "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare." Verse 10. Patience followed by horrific and overwhelming judgment. The city of Jerusalem will discover how true this is in the nightmare that is headed its way.
God is patient. However, that patience has a limit. At the end of that patience, if the Lord is not responded to, the horrifying reality of God's judgment is found, just as certainly as his patience has been displayed.
"It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." Hebrews 10:31. It is best not to "try" the patience of God! He is not one to trifle with.
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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