Jeremiah Chapters 1-2
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations"
WOW. I just love to read this verse over and over and over again. It makes me feel so special and worthy to know that God has handmade me. It is also a reminder that no matter how much control I try to have over my life, God has already set me on my way down His path. I especially like "prophet to the nations". This really makes me think about Argentina and how God sent people to touch me while I was there. You two really helped bring me back onto my walk with Him and I can't imagine it any other way.
These chapters talk a lot about 'making up for' our actions and our sins. Remember when we talked in Romans about excuses? I know I do this every day. Well, I drank a lot that night because there was nothing else to do, and I missed my friends from abroad, but I was sober the next night so it's all even. WRONG. I catch myself in this false sense of judgment more often than I like to admit. I think what God is asking us to do is to be up front with him. ADMIT and REPENT our sins. Don't tell Him that everything's okay and that you will make up for it later.
Did any one else feel like in the middle of chapter 2 God was describing our country? Why have we strayed so far from God? We worship idols like capitalism, war, and even sports - what does God think of us in this state? What can we do to change this? WHAT A DAUNTING IDEA!
Love ya girls,
~Amanda
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In chapter 2, I felt more than anything this almost nagging sense. "Why did you leave me? I love you so much, why wouldn't you want to love me back." It makes God more relatable I think, because we can see that this really hurts Him. He says a little bit about how this will not be good for us in the end, and how we'll be punished, but most of it He's just asking, "why???" I think it's beautiful.
I totally agree Becca. It sounds like my Dad saying, Amanda, we've given you so much. Why why why do you insist on going against us still? We ask so little of you and why can't you do it?
What I want to know is WHY can these little things be so hard for us! Praying whenever we get the chance, loving one another, following Jesus' example...why why why can it be so hard for us sometimes?
This part you guys are talking about from Ch2 totally made me think of WM and the sacrifices we have been asked to make for the better of the whole group - for God, really. Something so simple, but all of us are struggling with it. What we should really think of is that God sacrificed his only son for us - and we are being so selfish with our sinning and worldly pleasures.
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