Our scripture this morning is Jeremiah 17:7 (NLT).
But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
Jeremiah tells a disobedient society that there will be consequences for their sin. However, he also reminds them that God is still there for them. He writes “blessed are those who trust in the Lord”, a promise from God that He is always with us, even when we have fallen.
The children of Israel had turned from their connection to the one true God and were worshipping idols (Jeremiah 17:1-6). This is what caused humans to fall into sin, not trusting in what God had taught us and believing in our own strength and wisdom. It never works out well!
Jeremiah says this isn’t the end, that we can come back to God in repentance and our relationship can be restored. The rest of this chapter speaks of what God expects from His people and the terrible results of not putting our hope and confidence in Him. As we hear in Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.” Like the people of Jeremiah’s time we can rely on the Lord even in difficult circumstances.
Heavenly Father, forgive us for our lack of faith and our attempts to do it our own way. Bless us to be obedient in our lives and energetic in our discipleship. Amen.
