Jeremiah 32:26

Jeremiah 32:26 says, Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,  Verse twenty-seven adds, Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?  Jeremiah said that the word of the LORD once again came to him, declaring that He was the God of all flesh and asking if anything was too hard for Him.  God is indeed the Creator of all flesh, and everything else, so we should never question His ability to meet all our needs if we pit our faith in Him.  Verse twenty-eight states, Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it:  God said that He was going to give the city of Jerusalem over to the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that he would take the city.  If we fail to remain faithful to God, then He may allow us to be defeated spiritually.  Verse twenty-nine adds, And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.  God said that the Chaldeans were going to burn Jerusalem to the ground because the people who were supposed to be His people had offered sacrifices to Baal there, and poured out offerings to other gods.  I believe that anything that we do that worships any thing other than God as followers of Christ will one day be burned away.  Verse thirty continues,  For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD.  God told Jeremiah that the people of Israel and the people of Judah had been rebellious against Him since they were a young nation.  Israel was singled out more than Judah, but it wasn't a comparison to justify Judah.  The Bible tells us that we have all sinned and that the only hope of salvation is to come to God through faith in Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord.  It doesn't matter if we are better than someone else.  Verse thirty-one declares, For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,  God said that Jerusalem had been a provocation to Him since the day that was built, and that He was going to remove it from before His face.  We think of Jerusalem as the holy city of God, but God said this was not true.  We may think that we are building great works for God, but He may see them as something to destroy.  Verse thirty-two adds, Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.  God said that the governmental and spiritual leaders and all the people of Israel and Judah and the people of Jerusalem had provoked His anger.  This would be all of those who were called His people.  As Christians, we need to make sure that our actions do not provoke the wrath of God.  Just claiming to be a child of God is not enough, but our actions must be consistent with His word.  Verse thirty-three concludes, And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.  God said that He had taught the people of Israel and Judah His word from early on, but that they had turned their backs on Him.  They would not listen to His instruction.  God calls everyone to Himself through faith in Jesus Christ, but too many people of the world turn their back on His call.  We as followers of Christ should never be guilty of doing so.