Jeremiah 22-23
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In Jeremiah 23 God said this about the
false prophets:
“Do not listen to what the prophets are
prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth
of the Lord. They keep saying to
those who despise me, ‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’ And to all who follow the stubbornness
of their hearts they say, ‘No harm will come to you.’ But which of them has stood in the council of the Lord to
see or to hear his word?”
This section made me think of all the different messages that are
being thrown at people in our society today, especially young people. Messages and beliefs of thought that
are not from God, that may look and sound good but are ultimately empty -- Such
as:
-New age thinking that no matter what you believe and choose it is
fine and is all up to you
-Scientology belief that “Man is basically good, and that his
spiritual salvation depends upon himself, his fellows, and his attainment of
brotherhood with the universe” (Scientology.org)
-Atheism and the
belief that there is no God
-Pantheism and the belief that everything is God
-Agnosticism and the belief that there is no way to know what to
believe
In Jeremiah’s time there were many people who claimed to have all
the answers and were speaking for God.
They promised peace and that everything would be fine no matter how they
were living. God said, “They tell
them and lead my people astray with their reckless lies, yet I did not send or
appoint them. They do not benefit
these people in the least.”
God also said, “Let the prophet who has a dream tell his dream,
but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully … Is not my word like
fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?”
The things Jeremiah said actually came true as opposed to the
false prophets. He spoke the word
of God, and the word of God is and always will be powerful and truthful.
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