We also see that Jeremiah was often called on by God that to do some things that seemed strange, but he did them because he had faith in God. Today, God calls on us to do some things that seem strange to the people of the world, such as loving our enemies for example. This may not be as graphic as the things that Jeremiah was called on to do, but like him, we must do them out of faith. The people who defeated Judah believed that they had defeated the God of Judah as well and destroyed all the things associated with Him. In some countries today, the leaders attempt to remove all references to God, and they really think that they have defeated Him. Leaders in America likewise attempt to remove references to God, but God will always be just as real as He always has, even if no one believes in Him. Some of the people of Judah, a very few, continued to have faith in God or returned to faith in Him, and they were eventually restored to the promised land. We may suffer at the hands of the people of the world today, but if we remain faithful to God, we will one day be restored to a perfect relationship with Him in our promised land, which is Heaven. One more thing, Jeremiah also teaches us that God will not allow idols in the lives of His people without their being consequences, so if we have allowed anything to become more important to us than our relationship with God is, then we need to repent and put our total faith in Him again. Since we have been studying Jeremiah, we will now look at his book of Lamentations.
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