Is the world becoming a better place because of your
power? - Jesus replied, “Your mistake is
that you don’t know the Scriptures, and you don’t know the power of God. Matthew
22:29 Loving the Lord with your strength is one of the four things
Jesus said we need to do to love God completely. How weak or
strong are we?
Weakness
and strengths are found throughout the Bible… today let’s look at Jeremiah 6:7-22 that examines
them both.
The
6 sins (weakness) of Judah and Jerusalem provoked God to bring a desolating
judgment upon them. We see these same weakness/sins in today’s world as
well… wickedness (v. 7), disobedience of God’s Word (vv. 10-22), worldliness
(v. 13), false prophets and teachers (v. 14), unrepentance (v. 15), and contempt
for Godly teaching (vv. 18-19)
Their
sins made their sacrifices (love) unacceptable to God (v. 20), and He gave them
up to their own ruin (v.21).
The cure - Psalm 73:26: 26 My health may fail, and
my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the
strength of my heart; he is mine forever.
Know
where your strength comes from. Amen?
