Scripture – Jeremiah 6
Observation –
- Jeremiah 6:1-15 - Warnings of judgment
- Jeremiah 6:1-5 - Disaster from the North
- Jeremiah 6:6-8 - A siege against Jerusalem
- Jeremiah 6:9-12 - The fury of the Lord
- Jeremiah 6:13-15 - The sins of the prophets and priests
- Jeremiah 6:16-20 - Wisdom is available but is rejected
- Jeremiah 6:16-17 - The opportunity for wisdom
- Jeremiah 6:18-20 - God tells the whole world what the result of the rejection of wisdom is
- Jeremiah 6:21-30 - Judgment is again described
- Jeremiah 6:21 - The stumbling blocks
- Jeremiah 6:22-26 - The terror of the coming judgment
- Jeremiah 6:27-30 - God's people will be judged like metal
I think verse 16-17 stands out to me the most. God says that the way is open and ready for all who come. But the people refuse to walk in it. When I read the bible, listen to the bible being preached, and even teaching it, I sometimes blurb over a part of it. For example, when the bible says to do something I don't prefer to do, I just gloss over it because I don't want to do it. This passage reminds me that the bible is open and ready for all, but you still have to take that path, or follow it yourself.
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