The Lord Knows (Jeremiah 14-15)
We can deceive ourselves but we can’t deceive the Lord.
1. Be honest about your guilt (Jer. 14)
– There is no favoritism in God’s judgment, no-one earns special privileges (1-6)
– To only come to God on our terms is to try to control Him, not submit to Him (7-12)
– Leaders are responsible for what they teach, all are responsible for who they listen to (13-16)
– Don’t blame God for giving us over to the idols we sought after (17-22)
2. Be receptive of God’s correction (Jer. 15)
– We only question God’s correction when we don’t recognize how wrong we are (1-4)
– It’s hard to see when we need God’s correction to get back to where we should be (5-9)
– Serving the Lord can be difficult, thankless, and against how others think (10-14)
– When serving the Lord gets tough, it’s tempting to fall back to do what others do (15-21)
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