Jeremiah 3

Jeremiah chapter 3 has some tough words for the people who have really irritated God.  The problem: “you keep sinning nonstop…fickle…used anything and anyone”.  They have a problem and it is themselves.  Sort of what I find when I look in the mirror and evaluate my relationship with God.  The problem is me, not God.  It is that I let sin into my life – yep – sin is a choice I make.  God has the same response to us He had to the people here: “I’m not just hanging back to punish you. I’m committed in love to you”.  He never gives up on us.  He is always ready to welcome us back.  In fact, He says “come back, wandering children”.  He is there with open arms.  He does require us to “admit” our sin and “repent” of our evil ways.  But He is ready to receive us.  One of the key issues of that day was “popular religion was a cheap lie”.  We need to be careful to remain grounded in the Book, and not chase things that are popular.  Only God’s Word has the compass for our lives.