Jeremiah 48
God was giving Jeremiah words of judgment against those who were being used to chastise Israel and Judah. In the midst of God's chastisement His love still seeks to find ways to restore his people even after years of neglect.
To those who are charged with giving leadership God says that those priests who are negligent will be cursed. We need to grapple with the truth that neglect is a serious offense to God. Ignoring God's word, His work, his will is just as vile as acts of willful sin against Him. Negligence as a parent causes family services to step in and pull children out of their care so that the child's needs can be taken care of and that no harm would come to the neglected child. We understand that is necessary for intervention for the sake of the child. Isn't it a serious thing then when those who have been commissioned by the Lord to act on His behalf are negligent? May God help us to fulfill the responsibilities that God has placed before us.
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