For many, Jeremiah can be seen as a very depressing book. In fact, for the prophet himself, he didn't want to write down God's words they were so downcast. The book is filled with prophecies of upcoming doom, of horrors in the future. And much like Israel in the past, the present people completely ignored the words of the Lord, and continued down the wrong path of sin. When what the Lord had promised actually happened, only a handle of people were actually prepared, possibly only Jeremiah and Baruch.
However, Jeremiah is an extremely helpful prophetic book as well. Obviously, it joins the long list of books in the Bible of wildly straightforward warning or caution signs. Over and over again, there are stories and stories of God warning the Israelites not to turn away from Him or trouble will come on them. But over and over, the Israelites ignored God completely, and ended up in despair. Jeremiah is no different.
We need to learn from the Israelite's mistakes, and take God's Words to heart. We can't be like the Israelites, and ignore God, especially when we have all of history, the whole picture to look at and learn from. We need to follow God with all of our hearts, and without turning to evil, or evil will overtake us.
Jeremiah also serves another purpose in my opinion. The book shows that at every single moment, God is in control. Through the good and through the bad, God remains all powerful, all knowing, and everywhere. Sometimes, we may not notice that God is in control, and we lose sight of exactly what our God can do, and what He does. That's what happened with these Israelites, and we have to use this story as a warning sign for us. We cannot lose sight of the almighty power of our God, and we must always trust and believe that everything happens for a reason.
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| King James Bible Online |
We need to learn from the Israelite's mistakes, and take God's Words to heart. We can't be like the Israelites, and ignore God, especially when we have all of history, the whole picture to look at and learn from. We need to follow God with all of our hearts, and without turning to evil, or evil will overtake us.
Jeremiah also serves another purpose in my opinion. The book shows that at every single moment, God is in control. Through the good and through the bad, God remains all powerful, all knowing, and everywhere. Sometimes, we may not notice that God is in control, and we lose sight of exactly what our God can do, and what He does. That's what happened with these Israelites, and we have to use this story as a warning sign for us. We cannot lose sight of the almighty power of our God, and we must always trust and believe that everything happens for a reason.
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