June 24, 2008

• Jeremiah 8

  Jer 8:1  At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:
  Jer 8:2  And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth.
  Jer 8:3  And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts
  
  Rev 9:6  And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
  
  Jer 8:4  Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?
  Jer 8:5  Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
  Jer 8:6  I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
  
  God’s been calling them, rebuking them and non of them listened.
  
  Jer 8:7  Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
  Jer 8:8  How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
  Jer 8:9  The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
  
  Here they are saying…..What are you saying? We have the word of God. Here are the scrolls
  Yes but do you listen to them? Follow them?
  No
  
  We can see that in the church too.
  We got the relics right here. We are going to heaven.
  Where does it say that get you to heaven?
  It doesn’t?
  No
  
  God’s word is not a luck charm. The word needs to be brought in you heart by faith. You need to open your heart and receive it. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.
  
  Jer 8:10  Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.
  Jer 8:11  For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
  Jer 8:12  Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.
  
  They have become so desensitized to sin that they have lost the ability for be embarrassed by it.
  
  Jer 8:13  I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
  Jer 8:14  Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
  
  They are crying out….wait a minute we are starting to reap. To late. What you sow you will reap.
  
  Jer 8:15  We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!
  Jer 8:16  The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.
  Jer 8:17  For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.
  Jer 8:18  When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.
  Jer 8:19  Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?
  
  How sad that they will wake up too late, as the Babylonians are upon them. Only then do they realize all their false prophets have lied to them.
  
  If you are reading this and you have never opened your heart to Jesus Christ and you refuse to allow Him to be your blood atonement (the only blood atonement God will accept to cleanse you from sin) There will come a day when  you have lost your chance.
  
  Heb 9:27  And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
  
  Not reincarnation. Not another shot. Then comes the judgment.
  
  Luke 16:19  There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
  Luke 16:20  And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
  Luke 16:21  And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
  Luke 16:22  And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
  Luke 16:23  And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
  Luke 16:24  And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
  Luke 16:25  But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
  Luke 16:26  And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
  Luke 16:27  Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house:
  Luke 16:28  For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.
  Luke 16:29  Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.
  Luke 16:30  And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.
  Luke 16:31  And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
  
  No second chance.
  
  If you are reading this you have Jeremiah telling you God does judge sin. No matter what modern theologians may tell you. There is a movement in some churches to claim God is harsh and unforgiving because He is going to judge sin. They want Him to just take everybody.
  God has to judge sin.
  However God wants to forgive you. He can do that through Jesus. Jesus is our substitute. If you will not receive that payment then there is a fearful judgment ahead.
  When God says He will judge…He is not kidding.
  
  Question: Was Judah conquered by Babylon?
  Answer: Yes
  
  If you are reading this thinking… It is old Testament. Things have changed. It doesn’t apply to me.
  Really????
  The old and the new are the same God. God is the same yesterday, today and forever. God has to judge sin, but those who accept  Jesus will be saved.
  
  Jer 8:20  The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.
  
  If the harvest came today for the church would you be there?
  If you can’t answer that question then write me and I will help you with that. I will pray with you.
  
  Jer 8:21  For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me.
  Jer 8:22  Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?
  Jer 9:1  Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
  
  Jesus told us there is a judgment to come.  There are people all around that don’t know Christ. They are watching you. Do you live what you say? The stakes are high but the rewards are great.
  
  If the harvest were to come suddenly would you be among the saved?
  If you are among the saved, have you been faithful?
  Are you telling those around you the He is coming?
  Are you weeping for the lost?
  
  May God bless you and draw you close to Him.
  
  

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