I was reading this morning and came across a section that I began thinking about. I wanted to share the text and a few thoughts. The passage is Jeremiah 7:9-11:
“Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal and follow other gods you have not known, and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my Name, and say, ‘We are safe’ – safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears my Name, become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord.”
As I read through this, I became very convicted. I can only speak for myself personally. However, as I look across the spectrum of American Christianity, I see this very warning being completely ignored.
Why is it that we so easily tolerate our sin? Why do we think that we can do whatever we want and then come to church on Sunday and stand before God and proclaim things to him that we think he wants to hear? Does the passage not say “but I have been watching! declares the Lord.” God has been watching. He knows whether or not we are bringing before him lip service or a heart that is consumed by him.
Do not be foolish. May we be a people who hear the warning. May we be a people who come before God with our hearts truly desiring him. May we be a people who do not tolerate sin.
