Today, I am reading and commenting on  Jeremiah 10-12.

At the beginning of today’s passage Jeremiah tells God’s people not to learn the ways of the nations.  He describes how they make objects which they then worship.  These images cannot speak, they cannot walk.  They must be carried everywhere.  They were made by men out of materials they found on the earth.  So, they could not have made heaven and earth.  Yet, people turn to them for guidance and salvation, instead of turning to God, who DID make  heaven and earth.  Those who turn to something other than God and His commands is senseless.  All of this Jeremiah tells us at the beginning of today’s passage.  Then at the end of today’s passage, He tells of God’s promise to those who have chosen to be enemies of God’s people.  God promises that He will uproot those who taught His people to worship idols and led them into sin, but after a time He will have compassion on them.  Anyone who takes the time to learn the ways which God teaches and chooses to swear by His name will be welcomed among God’s people.  So, we should not learn the ways of the nations.  Rather, we should practice the ways of God so that the nations might learn those ways and join us in serving God.

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