Has a nation changed its gods, even though they are no gods? But my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit. Jeremiah 2:11 – If anyone was wondering why the Lord was coming down so hard on His people at this time, Jeremiah made that reason clear within this chapter. Israel had completely walked away from God. While God had provided them with the living waters of His blessings, they turned from all that to chase after idols and their own sinful passions. When those things crumbled, they just chased after more false gods and more ways of depravity rather than whole-heartedly returning to Him. In our verse the Lord challenges His people to look at the nations around them and see if they were running away from their gods. These nations, though following gods that weren’t even gods, were more faithful than Israel was to the Lord. For these nations refused to turn away from their gods. Yet Israel, who had the Lord of all in their story, abandoned Him to chase after rocks and trees to worship what could offer them nothing. As we look at the world can we say the non-believers around us are more faithful to their ‘gods’ than we are to the Lord? Maybe it’s the label of what the view as their sexuality is the ‘god’ in their life. Maybe their ‘god’ is their job, or some celebrity, or some relationship they have. Are the ways they are devoted to such things more committed than we are to the Lord as believers? Are we distracted, and chasing after pointless things in life, when the ungodly world around us is showing more faithfulness to their gods? Let this never be so. However devoted the sinner is to their sin, let’s outshine that devotion with our devotion to Jesus. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3231
Question To Ponder: How have you seen a non-follower of Jesus being devoted to a sinful way of life?
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