Jeremiah 1 - Judgment Against Jerusalem

 

Jeremiah 1 – Judgment Against Jerusalem                                                             

 

Jeremiah was appalled at the sins of justice, idolatry and immorality that were rampant in his nation. When God pronounced judgment against Jerusalem, Jeremiah was devastated. He pleaded with his countrymen to turn back to God, but they didn’t listen to Him. Because they didn’t listen God allowed Jerusalem to be ransacked and deported to Babylon.

God is very clear that He is well acquainted with every individual from the time they are conceived and that He has a plan for every one of them. God knew Jeremiah before he had been formed in his mother’s womb and He planned for Jeremiah to be a prophet.

God knows everything, so He knows that some young lives will end too soon, and others will live well into their 100’s.

Jeremiah had great self-esteem; He saw himself in relation to God’s plan for his life. God has done the same for each individual. He has each person’s life in His hands. He created us for a purpose. We should stand tall with high esteem by understanding who we are in Christ.

Self-esteem generally describes feelings of self-hate, rejection, and an inability to accept oneself as special and unique. When people grow up believing what they are told about themselves, that they are unattractive, incompetent, their self-esteem will be shaped accordingly.

Paul (Rom 12:3) tells us to “think soberly” about ourselves. This means to be honest about who you are as a person and how God sees you. God usually places more value on us than we do. Many people either distort their self-image in a negative way or in an exaggerated positive way. We are either down on ourselves, not liking who we are or think we are better than others and have become conceited. We must first be honest, be willing to admit our strengths and weaknesses. Stop degrading ourselves and get rid of the negative.

To be positive is to affirm the gifts that God has given us and to praise God for who He made us to be. We are neither worse nor better than anyone else. We must value ourselves as God values us and we must value others as God values them. When people conquer their self-rejection, they open the door to be more accepting of both them and others.

 

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