Jeremiah 32:34

Jeremiah 32:34 says, But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it.  God continues to list the sins of the people of Judah, saying they set an abomination, or idols, in His house.  We need to be creful that we do not bring any kind of idol into the church today.  Verse thirty-five adds, And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.  They worshipped Baal, and allowed their daughters to be sacrificed to Molech, which God said He had prohibited them to do, and leading the people of Judah to sin.  If we are allowing idolatry into the church today, we may be guilty of leading others to sin.  Verse thirty-six declares, And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence;  Once more, God made it clear that the city of Jerusalem was going to be destroyed, and that this was the result of the sins of the people.  Verse thirty-seven adds, Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:  God also gave His promise that the people of Judah, and Israel, would once again return to Jerusalem.  These would be the people who continued to put their faith in God, or returned to Him in faith.  Those who worshipped idols would not be restored. but would die in exile.  Verse thirty-eight states, And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:  Those restored to Jerusalem would be God's people in truth and not just in name, because He would really be their God.  It is not enough to just claim to be God's people, but we must truly accept Him by faith in Jesus Christ and live under the leadership of the Holy Spirit.  Verse thirty-nine adds, And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:  God said that He would unite the people in their obedience to Him for their good and the good of their children.  If we are followers of Christ, we must be united as His people and in obedience to Him.  Verse forty declares, And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.  This everlasting covenant came through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross.  God said that when people accept this everlasting covenant that he would not turn away from them.  Verse forty-one adds, Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.  God said that those who returned, those who had remained faithful to Him, would be planted in the land that he had given them.  As followers of Christ, one day we are planted forever in the kingdom of God.  Verse forty-two states, For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.  Just as God was going to punish those who refused to be obedient to Him, and they were supposed to be His people, He was going to restore those who really were His people.  We have the choice today of either suffering everlasting punishment because we refuse to accept Christ as our Savior and Lord or having everlasting life with God because we do.  Verse forty-three adds, And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.  Then verse forty-four concludes, Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.  God said that though the land was desolate that it would be restored once again.  The land would once more have value.  If we have not accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and lord our life is desolate, but if we accept Him then our life will be filled with the value that God intends for us to have.