August 10, 2017: SOAP #2807: Jeremiah 5-6; John 12

Scripture:  Jeremiah (NIV) 5:11 “The house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to me,” declares the LORD.
12 “They have lied about the LORD; they said, He will do nothing! No harm will come to us; we will never see sword or famine.
13 The prophets are but wind and the word is not in them; so, let what they say be done to them.”

Observation:   History is full of people who have underestimated others.  In the above verses, the Jews underestimated the words of the LORD!  What a mistake! They had gotten away with sin for so long that they believed the LORD would never hold them accountable.

Application:  Our nation has had leaders who set ultimatums but never held those accountable who broke those ultimatums.  The world is worse today because they did not follow though.  It seems our present president is more inclined to hold others accountable for their actions.  I think he will back up his words with appropriate action.

Prayer:   Heavenly Father, you are faithful to Your word.  You are faithful to your word to bless.  You are faithful to your word to judge.  Help me to never think of you as one who does not keep your word.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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