We take so much advantage of God, and for some reason tend to believe that we can get away with it. Jeremiah spent about 40 years warning God's people about their mistakes, and their backsliding ways. In our lives, though there is no Jeremiah, God is still there. What do I mean? God still sends us warnings, and he is very patient as he was with his people. He allowed 40 years of warnings go by before he brought judgement upon them. In our lives, we carry sins with us that are called cherished sins. Meaning, those sinful actions that while no one is looking (or something while everyone is looking) we tend to do and justify no matter what happens. It is actions such as that in which God warns us about. He gave his people 40 years to repent and go back to him. However, they failed to do that. How long before God brings judgement upon your actions? It could be a lot less than 40 years.
We all have that sin that we carry and tend to hold on to....
Here's one last observation ....
Jeremiah writes ...
Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct?
No, they have no shame at all;
they do not even know how to blush.
I don't think i can recall the last time i saw someone blush. As a matter of fact, last time I may have seen someone blush may have been in kindergarden. I'm not sure if here in the northeast we do things and find no shame in it. However, at some point, change has to start. Best place to start .... is with you.
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