August 10, 2021: SOAP #4268: Jeremiah 5-6; John 12  

SCRIPTURE:  Jeremiah (NIV) 5:18 “Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not destroy you completely. 
19 And when the people ask, ‘Why has the LORD our God done all this to us?’ you will tell them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners in a land not your own.’:  

OBSERVATION:  God’s judgment was in keeping with their sin.  They had forsaken God to serve foreign gods within their boundaries, now they would serve people in foreign lands. 

I am a citizen of the United States.  I know God has a message for this nation.  We are a nation that was founded by people who honored God and His word.  Throughout the Declaration of Independence, the constitution, and early documents one finds many references to God and His Word. 

The terrible sin of slavery was judged by God with a terrible civil war.  Black people were considered less than human. They were used for gain at great cost to themselves!  The Civil war cost our nation many lives!  The judgment was in keeping with our sin. 

Today, God is judging our nation for the terrible sin of abortion.  We have destroyed millions of our children who carried the image of God; now God is bringing hundreds of thousands of children who carry the image of the same God, into our southern border.  They come with and without their families.  God is replacing the millions of people we did not want.  The numbers overwhelm our border patrol; many are coming in with Covid and being released throughout the USA. 

APPLICATION:  God’s law is that we reap what we sow.  It is true for nations as well as individuals.  It is true for families and churches.  Thank God that repentance can move our sins to the “paid in full” column under the blood of Jesus! 

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, before we can receive the forgiveness provided by your Son, Jesus, we need the convicting presence of your Holy Spirit.  May there be a revival of conviction across our nation. Amen

Pastor Leon
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