Today, I am reading and commenting on Jeremiah 36-38.

When God had Jeremiah write down all of the prophecies which He had given him, He repeated something He had said to Jeremiah previously, “Perhaps… they will each turn from their wicked ways; then I will forgive their wickedness and their sin.”  Jeremiah had previously prophesied God making the same call, for each person to turn from their sin and back to serving Him.  This is something we need to recognize, God does not call societies to change.  He calls for individuals to change.    The problem in Judah, and Israel before it, was those that heard the prophets thought that they needed better rulers who would change the laws, or, perhaps, better enforce the existing laws.  But what they needed, what we need, is for each person to turn from their wicked ways.  If you look around at our society and see God’s judgement coming for your nation (for our nation, if you live in the U.S. as I do), examine your life and turn from your wicked ways.  Then, turn to your friends and neighbors and call them to turn to God.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.