Jeremiah 5 (c)

The book of Jeremiah – chapter by chapter and verse by verse

Jeremiah 5:20-22 KJV

Jeremiah chapter 5 – God wants us to Investigate!

20 Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

(the house of Jacob - means everyone, all 12 tribes, and their descendants. All. Everyone. Not just "the Jews, we need to realize who is who in God's word.)

21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

Many cannot understand what God is saying to us. One thing to understand is that God is a jealous God. He loves us but we don’t care. Just like so many have been hurt by lovers who don’t really care – many are hurting God because they don’t take the time to care for Him.

God’s word makes this even clearer in the words He gave to the prophet Nahum:

Nahum 1:2 KJV – “God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth,” (two times for emphasis) “and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserves wrath for his enemies.”

Then in Nahum 1:3 we read that He “will not at all acquit the wicked”.

Sooooo many Christians have their heads deep in the sand, preaching that it’s all okay, Jesus loves us, lalalalala… please, please – READ GOD’S WORD!! He loves us – but only when we’re following His true ways! We can’t make up our own ways.

Did Jesus address this problem? Yes He did, Mark 7:9 – “And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.” KJV

Was Jesus speaking ONLY to the Pharisees and Saducees? No, just as in every verse of the Bible, there are onion skin layers – and the lessons, everything that is included there – is directed to US, to YOU! God wrote you a letter – are you going to read it?

22 Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

So many have absolutely no respect for God, despite all He does to protect us. Amazing things, like controlling the oceans of the world for our benefit… and much more. We just need to look around.

(This post – only 3 verses from the amazing book of Jeremiah, “he who God has appointed”. God says He knew Jeremiah before Jeremiah was in the womb of his mother…. Do you think God pre-knew YOU, as well? I think that if it worked that way for Jeremiah, it works that way for everyone. Think of it… God sent you here at this time and in this place – why? It just happened, random? No, no. God sent you here for a purpose at this time and in this place. Perhaps your purpose isn’t as high as Jeremiah’s… but there is a reason. Look into it! God will definitely reveal His purpose for you once you begin asking Him and start looking for what He has said about it. To you! And when you find out? Well, wow. That’s pretty much all I can say.) J