Read Jeremiah 4:11-12 and 22-28

Tuesday

Read Jeremiah 4:11-12 and 22-28

11 The time is coming when the people of Jerusalem will be told that a scorching wind is blowing in from the desert towards them. It will not be a gentle wind that only blows away the chaff- ¹²the wind that comes at the Lord’s command will be much stronger than that! It is the Lord himself who is pronouncing judgement on his people.

²²The Lord says, “My people are stupid;

they don’t know me.

They are like foolish children;

they have no understanding.

They are experts at doing what is evil,

but failures at doing what is good.”

²³I looked at the earth—it was a barren waste;

at the sky—there was no light.

²⁴I looked at the mountains—they were shaking,

and the hills were rocking to and fro.

²⁵I saw that there were no people;

even the birds had flown away.

²⁶The fertile land had become a desert;

its cities were in ruins

because of the Lord’s fierce anger.

27 (The Lord has said that the whole earth will become a wilderness, but that he will not completely destroy it.)

²⁸The earth will mourn;

the sky will grow dark.

The Lord has spoken

and will not change his mind.

He has made his decision

and will not turn back.

Think

The passages for this week are quite harsh.  They anticipate God's judgment - they point out our foolishness.  We are 'experts at doing evil, but failures at doing what is good'. (Verse 22)

Pray

Lord help me to become a failure at doing evil and an expert at doing good.