Today’s passage: Jeremiah 10:1-25
Helpful thoughts:
- Verse 23 is incredibly counter-cultural and entirely true.
- Every false god is the invention of someone who was created by God.
- Every false religion is the invention of someone who was created by God.
- God, Himself is the portion (Or the inheritance) of His people.
- Israel and Judah preferred the gods and religions that came out of the hearts of man.
- In verses 24-25, Jeremiah pleads with God in solidarity on behalf of Judah.
Questions to consider:
- When we look at any and every false religion, including humanism/atheism, what will we find? What does man really want (Or want to avoid) in the end?
- Are there ways that people could make Christianity (Or some of the major components, like Jesus, the cross, the love of God, etc.) into a man-centered, man-affirming, making everything go my way right now kind of a religion?
- What are the “gods” of our culture and our day? Is the church today completely innocent of the sins of Israel and Judah? Are there any ways we have been tempted to worship multiple gods “alongside” of Jesus Christ?