Jer. 4, 5 [The Message]

This could be a snippet from our contemporary evening news … er, from a conservative outlet. You and I haven’t seen this level of unrest in our streets since 1968 when there was so much discontent with the Vietnam war.

Jeremiah declared the problem was because the sins of the people were piled high. Sin creates unrest. No one is at peace with themselves or anyone else. There is a subtle unrest in our society. We are at each other’s throats. Marriages are strained. Educational institutions have lost their way. Popular movies are all about darkness and vampires. Our elected officials are taking bribes or on trial for fraud. Where will it end?

Our sins are piled high. God sees them, but obviously we don’t.

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. [2 Chron. 7:14]