Day 229: Jer 18:23 - 22:30

So reading this passage makes me consider the fact that so many of the things we hold so dear mean absolutely nothing to God. So many of us spend our entire lives trying to get more money, more friends, more power, more influence, more this and more that and yet none of that even matters in the long run. We see in these passages that God is threatening to wipe out everything that His people hold oh so dear to themselves - even to the point on wiping out their lives altogether. To be honest, I never actually understood until this moment as I was writing, and I may never understand it completely, but the reason God had to wipe them out wasn't just because he was ticked off and wanted to show them a thing or two. God demands that we show Him the respect and honor that He deserves. The people of Israel were His chosen people and when they decided to put everything in life above God - including life itself - God had no choice but to allow everything they held dear to fall apart. God didn't allow the fall of Israel because He was ticked off, He allowed it because His people put their faith in something corruptible and corruptive. He stepped back and let them see firsthand what everything they held dear was really worth.

- Father, Help me to keep my eyes on that which is incorruptible. And give me the knowledge and wisdom to help others turn their eyes from the very thing that will kill them and put their faith in You, the only One who can save them. -