Repent and Stay
Read Jeremiah 26:1–24; 7:1 through 10:25
On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked the United States Pacific Fleet as it lay at anchor at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack crippled the US fleet and plunged the United States into World War II.
In February 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, requiring people of Japanese, German, and Italian descent to be placed in temporary camps in the interior of the United States. In trying to prevent misdeeds before they happened, the US government exiled many innocent people.
During Jeremiah’s day, it was not the innocent, but the guilty who faced exile. But they could avoid being exiled if they repented of their sins.
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Reform your ways and your actions, and I will let you live in this place (Jeremiah 7:3).
God’s desire was for His people to repent of their sinful ways so that He would not have to exile them. When we do wrong, God wants us to repent, too. If we repent, we can be certain that God will forgive us.
Prayer Suggestion: Ask God to help you repent of any known sin and live according to His standards.
Quicklook: Jeremiah 7:1–12
Read Jeremiah 26:1–24; 7:1 through 10:25
On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked the United States Pacific Fleet as it lay at anchor at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack crippled the US fleet and plunged the United States into World War II.
In February 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, requiring people of Japanese, German, and Italian descent to be placed in temporary camps in the interior of the United States. In trying to prevent misdeeds before they happened, the US government exiled many innocent people.
During Jeremiah’s day, it was not the innocent, but the guilty who faced exile. But they could avoid being exiled if they repented of their sins.
This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Reform your ways and your actions, and I will let you live in this place (Jeremiah 7:3).
God’s desire was for His people to repent of their sinful ways so that He would not have to exile them. When we do wrong, God wants us to repent, too. If we repent, we can be certain that God will forgive us.
Prayer Suggestion: Ask God to help you repent of any known sin and live according to His standards.
Quicklook: Jeremiah 7:1–12
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