How easily we are led astray! In the span of less than a chapter, we see a remarkable transformation in the hearts of the Israelites. What begins as, "Whether it is favorable or unfavorable, we will obey the Lord our God" (Jeremiah 42:6) becomes "All the people disobeyed the Lord's command" as a result of a few "Arrogant men" speaking against Jeremiah (and by extension God; Jeremiah 43: 4, 2).
But is our fickleness and gullibility the fundamental problem here? The reality is that there is enough sin in the human heart that we don't need any prompting to turn away from God (Isaiah 53:6). How much more grateful should we be, then, for the new creation that we are in Christ!
"Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me" (Psalm 51: 10-12).
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