Jeremiah proclaims in his first message the history
and subsequent downfall of Judah. Today we'll look at the first of three distinct times in their choice making - A Time of Devotion (Jeremiah 2:1-3)
God depicts His beginning relationship with His people
like a marriage. Israel was a new bride wanting to please her husband. God’s
happiness was their one desire. God shares His love here as well. He has
watched over Israel for centuries since His covenant with Abraham.
2 1-3 God’s Message came
to me. It went like this: “Get out in the streets and call to Jerusalem, ‘God’s Message! I remember your
youthful loyalty, our love as newlyweds.
You stayed with me through the wilderness
years, stuck with me through all the hard places. Israel was God’s holy choice, the pick of the crop. Anyone who laid a hand on her would soon wish he hadn’t!’” God’s Decree – The Message
Israel was the first nation to worship God. He
promised to protect, provide, and allow them to prosper.
Be wise today and always - allow time every morning to worship God so that the rest of your day will flow out of it.
