Jeremiah 7:12

Jeremiah 7:12 says,  But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.  God told the people of Judah to go to Shiloh, where He first set His name, and see what He did to it for the wickedness of His people Israel.  Just being in a place where God has made Himself known is not enough if we turn to wickedness instead of following God.  Verse thirteen states, And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;  God said the people of Judah had done all these evil works and would not listen when He called them to repent.  We can be sure that God knows when we allow evil into our life, and He will always call us to repent.  Verse fourteen declares, Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.  God said that He was going to do to the people of Judah, who were called by His name, the same as He had done unto Shiloh.  God is not going to allow sin to go unpunished nor is He going to bless and protect those who are His in name only.  If we have truly accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we may still sin, but when God makes us aware of it we will confess it and ask His forgiveness I believe.  Verse fifteen adds, And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.  We had better hope that God never gets so tired of the people in America, who like to call themselves a Christian nation, that He casts us out of His sight.  Verse sixteen continues, Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.  God told Jeremiah to not even pray for the people of Judah, because it was too late.  There may come a point in time when our prayers no longer can change the outcome of a situation, because people or a person have already ignored God too long.  God's patience is not unlimited.  Verse seventeen asks, Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?  After God told Jeremiah not to pray for the people, He then told Him why.  God asked Jeremiah if he could not see the results of their sins in all that they did.  God was justified in His judgment, just as He always is.  Verse eighteen adds, The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.  God told Jeremiah that the people of Judah were actively worshipping other gods.  They were not even pretending to be true to God.  Verse nineteen asks, Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces?  God asked Jeremiah if the people of Judah did not provoke Him to anger.  God said that their provocation of Him was to their own detriment.  We will never make God any less by our rebellion.  Verse twenty concludes, Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.  God said that His fury was to pour out on those who were called His people but were in total rebellion against Him.  If we do not accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, then one day we will have the fury of God poured out on us.