We Will Do Whatever We Want….

Times change. Places change. But do people change? Yes, they change, but the sinfulness of man has always been the same. Unless a person repents, and places his trust in Jesus, his heart will remain in opposition to God. Here in Jeremiah chapter 44, we see the blatant rebellion of those left in Jerusalem after Judah was exiled in to Babylon. When a man allows idols to enter into his life, he adopts an attitude of, “We will do whatever we want”. Look where it has gotten America today. We are “legally” killing babies, having sex with whomever, wherever, and however. We’ve redefined marriage, and changed the definition of sex and gender. If you were to go back in time to any other point in American history, painting a picture of what America would be like today, it would be met with, “that’s insane, you’ve lost your marbles”. When a man makes up his mind to disregard God, having a mindset of “don’t tell me what to do”, common sense, rational thinking, and truth are no longer part of his daily routine. Feelings dictate his actions, and emotions replace truth. If you “feel it”, then it must be true. Blatant disregard for God, and His truth, blinds man from ever seeing the spiritual realm here on earth. When it goes unchecked, disaster is the only guarantee he’ll ever have. Don’t neglect your God-given conscience; your ability to know God. It’s what completes us, makes us whole. It’s the equalizer of all men. It’s the key to life.

“We will not listen to your messages from the Lord! 17 We will do whatever we want. Jeremiah 44:16-17a

26 “But listen to this message from the Lord, all you Judeans now living in Egypt: ‘I have sworn by My great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that My name will no longer be spoken by any of the Judeans in the land of Egypt. None of you may invoke My name or use this oath: “As surely as the Sovereign Lord lives.” 27 For I will watch over you to bring you disaster and not good. Everyone from Judah who is now living in Egypt will suffer war and famine until all of you are dead. 28 Only a small number will escape death and return to Judah from Egypt. Then all those who came to Egypt will find out whose words are true–Mine or theirs!29 “ ‘And this is the proof I give you,’ says the Lord, ‘that all I have threatened will happen to you and that I will punish you here.’ 30 This is what the Lord says: ‘I will turn Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, over to his enemies who want to kill him, just as I turned King Zedekiah of Judah over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.’ ” Jeremiah 44:26-30