Jeremiah was told to prophesy against the temple of the LORD, saying that if the people did not listen to him and obey the law, then the temple would become “like Shiloh and this city a curse among
all the nations of the earth.” (Jeremiah 26 v 6).
The priests, the prophets and the people heard Jeremiah’s prophecy and wanted to kill him. But when Jeremiah was brought before the city gate before the officials and elders, a big debate erupted. The
debate was about whether Jeremiah was speaking the words of God or not, and whether he should be killed or not. The sad thing is that there was no debate as to what they should personally do about Jeremiah’s prophecy. If it was true (and they decided it was), they should have debated the way to change. But a change of life was ignored. We too can debate the truth of the Bible, but it is no use at all if we are not prepared to change and live the way God wants us to live.
When we hear the word of God, let’s ask what changes it needs to make in our lives.
May we take special care to both listen to and obey God this week.
