Day 10: Jeremiah
9:1-25
But
those who wish to boast should boast in this
alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am
the Lord
who demonstrates unfailing love and
who brings justice and righteousness to the earth,
and that I delight in these things. I, the Lord, have spoken! (Jeremiah 9: 24, NLT)
and that I delight in these things. I, the Lord, have spoken! (Jeremiah 9: 24, NLT)
How’s
your heart these days? People make the mistake of neglecting the importance of
the heart and how it impacts all that they do. We must understand that just as
the heart is a vital organ in the natural sense, it is also a vital organ in
the spiritual sense. God says that He is going to punish all those who are
circumcised in body but not in spirit and what he is referring to is those
whose hearts have not been circumcised (v. 25). The people were giving the
outward appearance of being God’s people (circumcised in body) yet there was no
sign of an inward relationship (circumcised in spirit/heart) which was
displayed through their disobedience. No matter what they portrayed on the
outside that was visible for people to see, God could see past all of that and He
looking at their heart that was completely hardened towards Him and stubborn.
It doesn’t matter what we may portray to people because God can see through all
of that. He sees through the amen’s, the social media posts that say oh how I love
Jesus, and all the outward signs. When He sees through to your heart, what is
He seeing?
It’s
so important that we do constant heart checks and that we ask God to search our
hearts and show us the things that don’t please Him. What is equally important is that we act on what He shows us!
As I read through these chapters of Jeremiah I think man how many times does
God have to tell these people that He is going to punish them for their sin
before they get it? He’s literally laid it all out for them by telling them the
problem (their sin), the consequences (His wrath), and the solution (repent and
turn back to Him) yet they continue to ignore Him. When our heart is hardened
towards God, we are more likely to rebel against Him and ignore His warnings.
Take some time today to ask God to shape your heart to look like His and to
soften it for His word to convict and lead to change.
What verse spoke to you
the most from this chapter? Be sure to share it to encourage someone
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