Jeremiah 8:1-3 gave the climax of the judgment God would be poured out on Judah. Even the tomb of the kings, princes, priests, prophets, and inhabitants of Jerusalem would be desecrated. Their buried bones would be dug out and spread in the open. The sun, moon, and the starry hosts of heaven which they venerated, served, worshipped, and honored would be staring at those desecrated remains helplessly. What a grisly sight that would be. Even in death, there would be no honor for them. They would be left as fifth and excrement on the face of the ground. The remnant of these wicked people, no matter where God had scattered them, would be so severely persecuted that they would prefer death to stay alive.
Notice
how they venerated the sun, moon, and starry hosts of heaven. Verse 2 said
they not only loved, but also served, and sought, walked, and worshipped them. If
only they had been as diligent in putting their efforts to seek, serve and
worship the true God. If they had been more focused the catastrophic judgment would
have been averted.
In
these verses, we are once again challenged to observe the commandment to love God
and worship and serve only Him. We must love, serve, seek, walk, and worship
only Him. This is a primary commitment every believer must make. Let’s never
forget what God said in the commandments. If we are to develop a God-pleasing life, we must keep our focus on God. We make it our business to serve Him
committedly and not pivot to serve or worship other gods.
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