July 25

Jeremiah the Weeping Prophet - Jeremiah 1:1-19; Jeremiah Rebukes an Unfaithful Nation - Jeremiah 2:1-37, 3:1-5

"Ah, Sovereign Lord," I said, "I do not know hoe to speak; I am only a child." Jeremiah 1:6

Ironic that Jeremiah calls God sovereign and then questions His judgement.

Once again God chooses youth. Perhaps because wisdom from the young can only be attributed to God and not their experience. He sent His son as a baby, spoke to the young Samuel rather than the high priest, selected the young David to kill Goliath, honored the righteous work of the young King Josiah and now He picks Jeremiah. Perhaps the Lord picks youth here to piqué King Josiah who would find it hard to discredit youth since he became king at six.

Another verse that caught my notice in this reading:

"I will pronouce my judgments on the people
because of their wickedness in forsaking me,
in burning incense to other gods
and in worshiping what their hands have made."
Jeremiah 1:16

Isn't this a sin we're still guilty of? Worshiping what our hands have made? Science, our careers, our successes in business, our inventions, our preminence as a country - we worship what we think we have made with our own hands. We worship the blessing instead of the giver of blessings. Lord knows.


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