Jeremiah – Jeremiah 3 (c)

The book of Jeremiah - chapter by chapter and verse by verse
 Jeremiah 3:12-17 KJV

12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.

What a loving Father we have. He will forgive us and be merciful, when we repent. See next verse! He makes it clear that we must repent to receive His mercy. There is a requirement for what we must do.

13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.

Important! Important! “acknowledge thine iniquity” – means we have to do something, right?

When you repent totally, He forgives totally. And He forgets about it, forever. But you must acknowledge your sins and repent of them. It’s not automatic.

14 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:

15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

He gives us what we need, as soon as we go looking for it! Solid understanding, no believing this and believing that, but a solid rock of the full truth! He showers us with that latter rain, when we follow Him in truth and understanding.

He will guide, direct and bless, it’s that simple. We need to put skin in the game.

16 And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more.

17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.

After God sets His dwelling in Jerusalem, He will be there. That is why we will be there, gathered to it, gathered to the name of the LORD, and there will be no evil.

(Jeremiah 3 verses 18-25 - to follow soon! Stay tuned.)