August 25, 2026, Jeremiah 22:1-10
August 25, 2026, Jeremiah 22:1-10
22 Thus says the Lord:
“Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak there this word, 2 and
say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord,
O king of Judah, who sits on the throne of David, you, and your servants, and
your people who enter these gates. 3 Thus says
the Lord: Do justice and
righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been
robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the
fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place. 4 For
if you will indeed obey this word, then there shall enter the gates of
this house kings who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on
horses, they and their servants and their people. 5 But
if you will not obey these words, I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that this house shall become
a desolation. 6 For thus says the Lord concerning the house of the
king of Judah:
“‘You are like Gilead to
me,
like the summit
of Lebanon,
yet surely I will make you a desert,
an uninhabited city.[a]
7 I will prepare destroyers against you,
each with his weapons,
and they shall cut down your choicest cedars
and cast them into the
fire.
8 “‘And many nations will pass by this city, and every man
will say to his neighbor, “Why has the Lord dealt thus with this great city?” 9 And
they will answer, “Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and worshiped other
gods and served them.”’”
10 Weep not for him who is
dead,
nor grieve for him,
but weep bitterly for him who goes away,
for he shall return no
more
to see his native land.
What is the evidence that
someone’s heart has turned to the Lord? Is there evidence in your life of a
strong relationship with God? How do others see
your life?
Debbie Walker
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