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DAY 225. O AGUST 13. OUR GOD REMAINS FAITHFUL TO THE END.

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Our thoughts today come from Jeremiah chapter 50, verse 6. My people have been lost sheep,

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their shepherds have led them astray, and caused them to roam on the mountains, they

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wandered over mountain and hill, and forgot their own resting place.

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Now the big picture surrounding this verse. Jeremiah has a lot to say on behalf of God

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where the nation of Babylonia is concerned. It was a superpower of its day, and must have

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seemed unconquerable to its enemies, especially the tiny nation of Judah. He concentrates

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on the fall of his beloved Jerusalem for the whole of the last chapter of his book, and

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it makes sad reading. The weeping prophet weeps right up to the end, but never denies

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his God.

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Now our action step for today. As Judah is led away into captivity, God must have known

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that if his people had only obeyed him, then none of this suffering would have taken place.

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Yet despite constant disappointments as his people let him down, God continues to use

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them, and even us, in the twenty-first century, though we let him down repeatedly too. It

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must break God's heart when he witnesses the repercussions and consequences of our constant

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disobedience and tardiness. If I were in charge, I would have given up a long time ago, and

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taken over the reins of power to make sure that things get done properly and at the right

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time. As this colossal book of weeping memoirs comes to a close, it reminds us that God remains

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faithful to an unfaithful people. The tribes of Israel and Judah were unfaithful, as many

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of us are today. Have you let God down recently? Or should I say, how have you let God down

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recently? Like Peter found when he let down Jesus right up to the point of denying that

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he even knew him. We have a God who always gives us another chance when we truly repent

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and turn to him. If you are in need of a fresh start today, then God is ready to give it

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to you. All you have to do is say, Sorry, and ask.