PROCLAMATION
“Therefore I will teach them; this time I will teach them My
power and might. Then they will know
that My name is The Lord.” Jeremiah
16:21 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
These are the words of
The Lord God which were spoken to the prophet Jeremiah and proclaimed to the
people of Judah. The Lord God told them
not to marry or have children in this land at that time, nor were they to enter
a house where they are having a funeral meal or a feast, for they will die of
deadly diseases. (Jeremiah 16:1-9) When
they asked Jeremiah why The Lord has decreed such a disaster on them, he was to
tell them that their ancestors forsook The Lord God and worshiped idols, and
they had behaved even more wickedly than their ancestors. (Jeremiah 16:10-12) Now He was going to punish them and teach
them that He was The Lord God of all.
APPLICATION
Today, our country and
many others pay “lip service” to The Lord God, but their behavior suggests that
they don’t know Him or believe in Him.
They have taken God out of the work-place, out of the schools, and out
of most homes. Unfortunately, we must be
taught who He really is. In times of
trouble, He is our refuge and strength. (Psalm 46:1) We will all cry out for His mercy.
(Psalm 123:3) One day very soon all men
will know that He is The Lord God, The One and Only God. (Psalm 83:18) The day will come when every knee will bow
down and every tongue will confess that He is Lord. (Romans 14:11)
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