Jeremiah 7:28 “So you shall say to them, ‘This is a nation that does not obey the voice of the LORD their God nor receive correction. Truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth.”
As I bring a verse for the date, I attempt to bring verses that are encouraging and uplifting. I look for verses that one would want to memorize and meditate on so one may apply the truth of the verse to one’s life. Today’s verse is very straightforward and one we may not find ourselves putting on the list to memorize. It is a verse that speaks of Judah, but it very easily could be spoken today about the United States of America or many of the great European nations. More importantly, it could easily speak of us as an individual.
Let’s unpack God’s indictments.
First, we read they have not obeyed the voice of the Lord. Over and over God stressed that He was looking for obedience. But they did not obey. They did not listen to the voice of the Lord.
Secondly, they would not receive correction. God was gracious to send prophets to preach repentance. God was gracious to send judgment. Yet there was a rejection of the message of repentance and a refusal to receive the correction. Earlier Jeremiah wrote in Jeremiah 2:30, “In vain I have chastened your children; They received no correction.”
One of the great marks of a maturing Christian is their willingness to be corrected and their correct response to correction. We need to have the mindset of Psalm 141:5 as it says, “Let the righteous strike me; It shall be a kindness. And let him rebuke me; It shall be as excellent oil;”
Can you be corrected? A wise person can!
Thirdly, they suppressed the truth till there was no more truth. This is a huge indictment. Truth is what sets a person free. To not have Truth is to find one in bondage to sin. Numerous bad things happen when the truth is suppressed. One only has to read Romans 1:18-32 to see how a person declines toward destruction.
God’s Word is the Truth. Do you know it? Do you believe it? Do you live by it?
Jeremiah 7:28 is very challenging as it could be a verse spoken of us! I pray we will be different and be known for obeying the voice of the Lord; for responding correctly to correction and that we seek truth and then let truth guide our decisions!
Continue Strong obeying God,
And remember to DATE the Word