King
James Bible Daily Devotion – Learning
Scripture One Day At A Time
Date: Monday,
August 10, 2015
Chapters: Jeremiah
1-3
Message Title: A Sin Unto Death

Hello
My Friend,

The Book of Jeremiah is the twenty-fourth book
of the Old Testament/Bible and contains fifty-two chapters. The
timeline for these events took place approximately between 629BC –
588BC. The author of the book is Jeremiah and it was written to warn
Judah of the captivity of the Jews, and to encourage them to repent.
What we are to learn from the book is that national disasters and
deterioration of the world is often due to disobedience to God, but
as we return to HIm things will be restored. This book is actually
directed to backsliders. “And it shall come
to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have
compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his
heritage, and every man to his land.” - Jeremiah 12:5.


Every time I read the Books of Isaiah and Jeremiah I am
reminded of the state that my own nation is in, one that is headed
for the same fate as Israel and Judah were when God judged them.
Before God places judgment on any nation or person He gives ample
warning of repentance so that He can remove the judgment. Now, about
seventy years after Isaiah prophesied about the judgment, Jeremiah is
about to be right in the midst of it. God calls him to tell the
nation of the judgment that is about to come, giving him assurance
that he will be safe. Remember, these are not strangers to God, they
are the ones who seventy years ago knew this was coming.

“Be
not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith
the LORD. Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And
the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. See,
I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to
root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to
build, and to plant. Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an
evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. For, lo,
I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the
LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at
the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls
thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. And I will
utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who
have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and
worshipped the works of their own hands.” - Jeremiah
1:8-10,14-16.

Before we were formed in the womb, God had a
purpose for us, sadly, not everyone fulfills that purpose, some
reject it out of fear, others because they love the world. Those who
receive Jesus Christ as their Saviour accept His purpose to know His
Son. Those who are saved are touched by the hand of God, and He
through the Holy Spirit puts His words in their mouths. God will
deliver His people out of the judgment that is to come, we who are
saved are God's mouth and we are to preach the Gospel to all that we
see. “Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever
I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end
of the world. Amen.” -
Matthew 28:19,20.

Those who are saved and living their
lives with Christ, know they have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them,
because of this, God expects a little more from them. Can I tell you
that there are some unsaved people that do more for God than saved,
the sad thing is they have no idea that they need to be saved by
Christ for it to mean anything. Through Jeremiah, God upbraids both
Judah and Israel for their unprofitable works and false gods.

“Hath
a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people
have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. But where
are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can
save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of
thy cities are thy gods, O Judah. Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye
all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD. In vain have I
smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword
hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. O generation,
see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a
land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come
no more unto thee?” - Jeremiah 2:11,28-30.

Any
religion that changes the simplicity of the Gospel and added all
these rules to salvation is creating a false god, you can work and
plead with God all you want under a false religion, but He will not
hear you, they are unprofitable works and prayers. Until we admit we
are sinners and cannot be saved by our own works, believe that Jesus
died, was buried, and arose three days to save us, and confess that
we need Him, God will see us worshiping a false god and ignore us.
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth
the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised
him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man
believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him
shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and
the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon
him.” - Romans 10:9-12.

Israel had already faced
their judgment when they were attacked by the Assyrians, now, Judah,
who were the Christians of that day, were about to face judgment, the
sad thing, their sins were more abominable than Israel's. God
illustrates their backsliding as an adulterous woman, He gives them
one more plea to repent. “The LORD said also
unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which
backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain
and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. And I
said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she
returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. And I saw,
when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery
I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her
treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot
also. Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married
unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and
I will bring you to Zion: And I will give you pastors according to
mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
- Jeremiah 3:6-8,14,15.

Many saved people continue to live
wicked, sinful lives, fully believing that their actions are
justified through their salvation. While that behavior does not
remove a persons salvation it does bring judgment, there really are
sins out there that can kill us, and those who remain in them will
will die in them if they do not repent of them. “If
any man see his brother sin a sin which
is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them
that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that
he shall pray for it. All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin
not unto death. We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not;
but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one
toucheth him not.”
- 1 John 5:16-18.

Today's Prayer:
God, It is amazing how much You reveal to us through the Holy Spirit,
I know sometimes I get over confident and think that I can do this on
my own, but You reveal to me time and time again that my way leads to
a big mess, but Yours always leads to victory. Thank You for giving
me those second chances to get back up and move forward, let me not
be held captive to sin, only let me depend on You as I walk with You,
my Saviour. In Jesus' name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am
praying for you,
Christina

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