Today, I am reading and commenting on  Jeremiah 4-6.

When reading today’s passage I think we should take note that the prophecy Jeremiah gives here took place between when King Josiah began his religious reforms and when he began to renovate the temple.  Which means that, at least in part, Jeremiah was addressing those taking part in King Josiah’s religious revival.  So, if we seek revival, and I hope that you join me in doing so, we need to pay close attention to Jeremiah’s message.  We must find the unplowed ground of our hearts, the places where we are resistant to allowing the Holy Spirit to transform us, and break it up.  We must circumcise our hearts to the Lord, accepting the pain of cutting out that which separates us from the Lord.  Otherwise, God’s anger will flare up against us because of the evil we have done.  We stand at a crossroads.  We must ask for  the ancient path, the good way, and follow it.  Just as in Jeremiah’s time, God is looking for people who deal honestly and seeks the truth.   Allow God’s Spirit to transform you into such a person, even if you are the only one.  In Jeremiah’s time, God was looking for just one person in all of Jerusalem.  If He had found that person, He would have forgiven the people of Jerusalem for their sins.  I don’t know how many God is looking for today, but I do not want destruction to come because He found one less than He was looking for, and I could have been that one.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.