Jeremiah 5 - One Truthful Man

 

Jeremiah 5 – One Truthful Man

 

God tells Jeremiah to run through the streets and look for a truthful man and if one is to be found God will pardon the Israelites. Jeremiah could not find one! Not even among the “great men” who were spiritual leaders in the city. Never underestimate the importance of one person living wholly for the Lord. Perhaps you can be that “righteous one” in your home or place of employment.

 

He did the same with Sodom and Gomorrah. He told Abraham He would spare the cities if they found ten righteous people. There were not that many people in either place, so God destroyed both Sodom and Gomorrah.

 

The eyes of the Lord search for people who are faithful to Him and His Word. They may be in the minority, and they may be persecuted but they are God’s own people and He will bless them.

 

The eyes of the spiritual leaders were blind to God and what God was doing (Isa. 6:10). They were also blind to the judgment about to fall on the nation. The waves of the sea know where to stop, but Judah’s leaders went beyond the limits God had set. They might be popular and prosperous, but their prosperity would destroy them.

 

The biggest sin in our nation today is immorality. We make it sound good by calling it the New Morality, but in God’s eyes it is still sin. For the Israelites it was covetousness, and it is still here today. We covet gold and silver, riches, fame, and the neighbor’s spouse. On the surface, people go to church, they pray, but behind doors God is still witnessing sin. The healing process is like putting talcum powder on a cancer and then saying it is healed.

 

Know God and His Word and become that one righteous person in your home and neighborhood.

 

 

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