Our Father longs for us (Jeremiah 2)

 

I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land not sown. Israel was holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of his harvest.
All who ate of it incurred guilt; disaster came upon them, declares the Lord.”

But my people have changed their glory for that which does not profit.

Why do you contend with me? You have all transgressed against me, declares the Lord.

Your evil will chastise you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the Lord your God; the fear of me is not in you, declares the Lord God of hosts.

“As a thief is shamed when caught, so the house of Israel shall be shamed: they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets, who say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’ and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ For they have turned their back to me, and not their face. But in the time of their trouble they say, ‘Arise and save us!’ But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise, if they can save you, in your time of trouble; for as many as your cities are your gods, O Judah.

 

In the first chapter we read about our Father calling Jeremiah and in this chapter we read about why. The Lord is troubled because His children have turned away from. They have turned away from the one who loves them and has rescued and provided for them. I could not put the whole chapter up but I do encourage us to read and hear the longing in our Father’s heart. Israel is a picture of us in the Bible and it is a warning to us too. We just read the book to the Galatians where we were being warned about false gospels and faith. Our Father desires us to come and to trust Him only.

Father help us never to turn away from You and Your truth.