Tuesday, June 8, 2021

No Undisciplined Hypocrites...

I wonder if Politicians ever think about their behavior; how they are accountable to their constituents, and more importantly God? I wonder how many people are conscientiously aware they are accountable to God? Enough to refrain from compromising their faith? Here’s one truth we all must accept: God exposes Pride and the Pretender. Always. Their are no undisciplined hypocrites in Heaven.

This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says:“ ‘Even now, if you quit your evil ways, I will let you stay in your own land. 4 But don’t be fooled by those who promise you safety simply because the Lord’s Temple is here. They chant, “The Lord’s Temple is here! The Lord’s Temple is here!” 5 But I will be merciful only if you stop your evil thoughts and deeds and start treating each other with justice; 6 only if you stop exploiting foreigners, orphans, and widows; only if you stop your murdering; and only if you stop harming yourselves by worshiping idols. 7 Then I will let you stay in this land that I gave to your ancestors to keep forever.8 “ ‘Don’t be fooled into thinking that you will never suffer because the Temple is here. It’s a lie! 9 Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and burn incense to Baal and all those other new gods of yours, 10 and then come here and stand before Me in My Temple and chant, “We are safe!”–only to go right back to all those evils again? 11 Don’t you yourselves admit that this Temple, which bears My name, has become a den of thieves? Surely I see all the evil going on there. I, the Lord, have spoken! 12 “ ‘Go now to the place at Shiloh where I once put the Tabernacle that bore My name. See what I did there because of all the wickedness of My people, the Israelites. 13 While you were doing these wicked things, says the Lord, I spoke to you about it repeatedly, but you would not listen. I called out to you, but you refused to answer. 14 So just as I destroyed Shiloh, I will now destroy this Temple that bears My name, this Temple that you trust in for help, this place that I gave to you and your ancestors. 15 And I will send you out of My sight into exile, just as I did your relatives, the people of Israel.’ Jeremiah 7:3-15

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