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I'm thinking today of Jeremiah 6 6. Jeremiah 6 6 says as follows,

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For thus says the Lord of hosts, cut down her trees and cast up a siege against Jerusalem.

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This is the city to be punished, in whose midst there is only oppression. Jeremiah 6 6.

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This is such a different way of speaking about Jerusalem. This is God's holy city.

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But because of their lack of righteousness, they are being set up for slaughter.

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I'm reminded of the verse that says,

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Expel the immoral brother. I'm talking about the person in the New Testament who has sinned that shouldn't even be found in the world.

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We can be saved and still hung out to dry if we're stupid enough to be willingly and repeatedly unrighteous.

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Following the Lord, God calls us to be godly.

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Jesus, while he walked on this earth, said, I only do the things I see my father doing.

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Well, that ought to be us. We ought to only want to do the things that God wants us to do.

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I ask you today, turn to rightness. Do the right thing and be a holy people.

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Be a loving, kind, merciful people. Forgive people. Share willingly.

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And comfort others with the comfort that you yourself have been comforted with.

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We can make a difference in the world. And if not, if we're unwilling to and we are willing instead to continually sin against God after we claim to be followers of the Lord,

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then I would expect to be hung out to dry by God.

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He'll be with you eternally. But in the meantime, there's a deep price to be paid, a difficult road to be traveled for those who continue in unrighteousness after claiming Jesus as Lord and Savior.

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God bless you today.