Jeremiah 2 - A glance into our future

Have you ever thought the children of Israel are a LOT like the gentiles are now?

It only has taken us what 2,000 years to look to our other gods and idols. I've been reading through Jeremiah and really think it has a lot to say to people today.. just as it had to say to Israel and Judah back than.

Jeremiah 2: 13 says: For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water. - don't we turn to ourselves more than God. Don't we build up our defenses? Finding excuse after excuse as to why we should depend solely on ourselves and labor in vain stating its for the glory of God? Yet all of our labor is in vain, if it is not for the sole glory of God! We are broken cisterns and can hold nothing and are therefore useless.

Jeremiah goes on to say: (this is what hit me the hardest!) Jeremiah 2: 26 - 31: “ As the thief is ashamed when he is found out, So is the house of Israel ashamed; They and their kings and their princes, and their priests and their prophets, 27 Saying to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ And to a stone, ‘You gave birth to me.’ For they have turned their back to Me, and not their face. But in the time of their trouble They will say, ‘Arise and save us.’ 28 But where are your gods that you have made for yourselves? Let them arise, If they can save you in the time of your trouble; For according to the number of your cities Are your gods, O Judah. 29 “ Why will you plead with Me? You all have transgressed against Me,” says the LORD. 30 “ In vain I have chastened your children. They received no correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion. 31 “ O generation, see the word of the LORD!

Wow! How many of us have put our trust in money/man/preachers/bankers/family/spouses... and not in God. Absolutely I have faith in THE Rev. Eddie Bumpers or I wouldn't be in his church, but I should NEVER put my love/respect/admiration for him, or for Richard above God. I should never put my trust in the bank over my trust in God. I should never say oh the bank will take care of it... no I should say GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. If that all makes sense at all loll.

And are we not the chastened children? We receive the correction.. we have THE Book to read and live by... yet how many of us are content in just standing on the sidelines letting others do the reading/writing/listening/learning of the will of God.

God has a plan for us. Yet if we fail to listen to it; if we fail to read and pray for it; if we sit idly by and show up Sunday and Wednesday's only, we are only giving our God two hours to show us the LIFE HE has planned... I need to see it daily. I need to read it daily.

Like the song says:

This is the air I breathe
This is the air I breathe
Your holy presence living in me

This is my daily bread
This is my daily bread
Your very word spoken to me

And I I'm desperate for you
And I I'm I'm lost without you

How lost are we when we don't partake of the air and bread of the living God?