Jeremiah 6:6-8 – Disobedience will dull our conscience

In this portion of Scriptures from Jeremiah 6:6-8, the prophet was referring to the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. God is seen to be the one who had ordered the siege. This is by way of saying that He was the one who had instigated the move. While God was the one who had caused this to happen, it was Judah’s wickedness that made His move justified and necessary.  

Verse 6 speaks of trees being cut down and used to build a mound to lay siege on Jerusalem. The reason God was punishing her was because of her widespread oppression. Like fresh water that kept bubbling up from a well, Jerusalem's wickedness had been kept current and bubbling by her moral corruption. God warned them that the wounded and sick suffering from their mistreatments were ever before Him.

 

In verse 8, God warned that her wickedness was building up quickly. It had come to  the point where the whole city was setting itself up for destruction. The deterioration had reached the point of totally alienating God. Jerusalem would soon be left desolate and devoid of inhabitants.

 

Here’s the takeaway. Like what happened to Jerusalem, discipline will not come instantly to a person because of one sin. It will come because of persistent and continuous sins. God will act when one refuses to heed His repeated warnings. It is also true that a recalcitrant cannot heed God’s warning because through repeated disobedience his or her conscience becomes hardened, insensitive, and dull to God’s voice.  Be careful that we are not rendered incapable to respond to God’s loving overture because of a hardened and insensitive conscience.