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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 3 of 5
Jeremiah 9:1-9; ; Jeremiah 9:17-26
Just as in Jeremiah’s time, the people of God have many among them in our day who are "hurt" (Jeremiah 8:21). If we know of such, let us bring them to the great Physician, who has power to heal them (Jeremiah 8:22).
Ch. 9 expresses the unspeakable anguish of the prophet. Having to address the people severely does not prevent him from being extremely pained by what he has to say. He certainly grieves when reflecting on the condition of Israel and on the punishment which hangs over them, but he grieves especially because of the dishonour brought to the LORD’s name. If we loved the Lord Jesus more, we should feel a greater degree of sadness when we see the ingratitude and indifference which so often is man’s response to His love.
Let us meditate on the important vv. 23, 24 (quoted in 1 Corinthians 1:31). It is in the nature of each one of us to be proud of what we can do and to boast about what we possess. The sportsman will make much of his agility, his strength and his records; the good pupil of his academic successes; the motorist of his car, more powerful than his neighbour’s. Well, the only thing in which God allows us to glorify is in knowing Him (Psalms 20:7; 2 Corinthians 10:17). Do we appreciate to the full our relationship with the Lord Jesus? Or are we sometimes ashamed of it?
