August 6, 2024
Warning -- Part 2
Jeremiah 8:7
08/06/2024
7 Even the stork in the heavens knows her times, and
the turtledove, swallow, and crane keep the time
of their coming, but my people know not the rules
of the LORD. (ESV)
The modern United States is much like ancient Judah and
Jerusalem in the years before the Jews were carried into
captivity. Each person looked to everything but the truth of
God's Word for wisdom and strength. Judah looked to idols, the
United States looks to human reason and science, even though
neither has lasting power.
God, speaking through Jeremiah, said:
Even the stork in the heavens knows her times, and the
turtledove, swallow, and crane keep the time of their
coming, but my people know not the rules of the LORD.
The percentage of people who claim no religion climbed from
five percent in the early 1970s to almost thirty percent
today.[1] They look to their own desires, their own definition of
right and wrong, fueled by the idea that we are meaningless blobs
formed by chance and without purpose. Is it a wonder that you
can hardly watch the news?
Yet, God our heavenly Father sent His Son to pay the price
of our sin, to redeem us from our selfishness, and to turn our
hearts to the good of our neighbor. The birds of the air know
their Creator, even while the pinnacle of creation denies that we
are created in God's image to serve Him by acknowledging Him and
by serving each other in love.
May our Lord grant that we know Him and accept His bountiful
love for our eternal blessing. Amen.
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1. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/how-u-s-
religious-composition-has-changed-in-recent-decades/