August 9, 2024
Warning -- Part 5
Jeremiah 8:12
08/09/2024
12 Were they ashamed when they committed abomination?
No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not
know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall
among the fallen; when I punish them, they shall
be overthrown, says the LORD. (ESV)
This week we have been looking at the parallels between the
modern United States and the ancient nation of Judah in the years
leading to the Babylonian Captivity. What once were nations
built on the truth of God's Word had now abandoned Him for the
lies of the world. Jeremiah called for Judah and Jerusalem to
confess their sins, to repent, and to turn to God. That is also
the call for the Christian Church, and has been since the day
that Christ Jesus rose from the dead.
Jeremiah, speaking as commanded by God, said:
Were they ashamed when they committed abomination? No,
they were not at all ashamed; they did not know how to
blush. Therefore they shall fall among the fallen;
when I punish them, they shall be overthrown, says the
LORD.
Is this our fate? Can we turn from the false idols of this
world, repent, and acknowledge the love, grace, and mercy of our
Creator? The question is not about this nation, but about each
individual.
Here is your invitation to discuss these issues, to hear the
truth of God's Holy Word, and to return to the loving arms of our
heavenly Father. Our salvation from sin, death, and the power of
the devil has been earned for us by the suffering, death, and
resurrection of Jesus Christ. Join us on Sunday mornings at
Trinity Lutheran Church at 9:00 a.m. to learn more of God's grace
and mercy.
May our hope be in Christ Jesus, who has redeemed us from
sin, and who has given to us the gift of life. Amen.