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Read:Jeremiah 1
Listen: Jeremiah 1

Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them. Jeremiah 1:17

Jeremiah stands at a pivotal moment in Judah’s history. The northern kingdom (Israel) has already fallen to Assyria, vanishing from history. Now the southern kingdom (Judah) teeters on the edge of conquest by Babylon. God calls young Jeremiah to deliver one final warning to his people. The weight of this calling is staggering. For forty years, Jeremiah spoke God’s words about how the nation must turn back to God before it’s too late. God reveals the heart of their rebellion: they’ve rejected him and replaced him with idols. Despite good King Josiah’s reforms, the people’s hearts remain far from the Lord. This is their last chance before exile.

We face similar moments when God’s warning becomes urgent. Perhaps financial chaos looms because we’ve ignored biblical wisdom about spending and generosity. Maybe a relationship fractures because we’ve not addressed harmful patterns. Or our spiritual life feels hollow because we’ve coasted on past victories while our hearts slowly drift. Maybe we attend church, go through religious motions and yet still live however we want the rest of the week. We reject God and replace him with things that can never satisfy. God’s pattern is always warning before consequence, always given in love.

TODAY: Ask God to reveal how you’ve been ignoring his warnings and bring anything he reveals to him. Ask him to soften your heart and make you receptive this week to his voice. Be willing to turn back to him before consequences arrive.