Jeremiah 14 - Only Hope in the Lord

 

Jeremiah 14 – Only Hope in the Lord

 

God sent a drought to Judah to bring His people to repentance, but the chastening did no good. The people mourned for the land but not for their sins. They were sorry for their plight but not for their evil ways. God was making a judgment here to let the people know that what is happening to the land is also happening to their spiritual lives.

 

Their only hope was in the Lord, but He would not do anything for them if they refused to return to Him. Instead of being King in residence, God was a tourist passing through the land and a warrior unable to help. If God is not with us, everything will be against us. We must take our place before God and confess our own sins as well as the sins of the people.

 

 

Their religious activities could not save them because their hearts were far from God. The messages of the false prophets gave the people only false hope for peace and healing that never came. God told Jeremiah that he did not speak through those prophets but him alone. The people prayed to the idols, but the idols could not send rain.

 

Sometimes all you can do when God is a stranger in the land is to imitate Jeremiah and get alone and weep. Wait on the Lord with a broken heart.

 

“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13

 

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