The LORD hath accomplished His fury; He hath poured out His fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof. The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem. For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her, (Lamentations 4:11-13)
Jeremiah recounts the sad condition of Jerusalem, that went from one of the finest cities in the region to the wasteland of the desert. Hunger, death and disease were rampant and conditions were as terrible as they could get during the siege of the city, and the poverty which followed her destruction was almost worse than the battle. And it all came at the Hand of GOD, because of their iniquity and sIn. They had ignored and disobeyed GOD in flagrant idolatry for generations, and were now reaping the reward of their transgressions. GOD had had enough of their rebellion against His Holy Law. GOD cannot ignore sIn, He might, because of His mercy, not react immediately and give us what we deserve, but sIn must be punished. He judged the false prophets and rebellious priests of Judah, and even the 'innocent' that were caught up in both personal and national sIn against GOD.
The congregation that rebels and ignores GOD will also be purged, its people made ineffective or taken Home. GOD may be longsuffering, but His patience will reach an end, and He will take His power and protection away from those that flaunt their liberty as a license to sIn, then tell GOD to bless it. He cannot violate His nature, character, or holiness, and He will not allow those that claim His name to continue forever in their iniquity, blasphemy and sIn.
We are all guilty before a Holy and Righteous GOD, and without the blood of Jesus Christ shed on the Cross of Calvary for our sIn, we are already judged and stand condemned. But, GOD is not willing that any should perish, but wants you to come to the knowledge of the Truth. The Truth that Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. He tells us all that we must be born again, and receive by Faith in Him a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. Surrender to Him on His terms, believing His finished work on the Cross is sufficient for your sIn, and receive Him today.
Don't be in rebellion to GOD any longer, respond in Faith to Jesus today.
In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
The congregation that rebels and ignores GOD will also be purged, its people made ineffective or taken Home. GOD may be longsuffering, but His patience will reach an end, and He will take His power and protection away from those that flaunt their liberty as a license to sIn, then tell GOD to bless it. He cannot violate His nature, character, or holiness, and He will not allow those that claim His name to continue forever in their iniquity, blasphemy and sIn.
We are all guilty before a Holy and Righteous GOD, and without the blood of Jesus Christ shed on the Cross of Calvary for our sIn, we are already judged and stand condemned. But, GOD is not willing that any should perish, but wants you to come to the knowledge of the Truth. The Truth that Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. He tells us all that we must be born again, and receive by Faith in Him a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. Surrender to Him on His terms, believing His finished work on the Cross is sufficient for your sIn, and receive Him today.
Don't be in rebellion to GOD any longer, respond in Faith to Jesus today.
In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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