P Yohan's description about his life and how he would be reluctant to want to "go fight Goliath" like Saul connected well into the beginning of Jeremiah 12.
Jeremiah complains about and questions why the wicked prosper.
"Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?" (v1b)
It reminds me of the lyrics from "Lament", from Tim be Told:
"Cause the wicked and wayward continue to thrive
And the martyrs continue giving their lives"
Many times I find myself asking why it seems like those who aren't trying to serve the Lord or are living in their sinful lives are having more fun and are seemingly more successful than I am.
God answers Jeremiah after his complaints. What stood out to me is how he follows Jeremiah's complaints with verses that discuss how the sinful will reap what they sow.
"They will sow wheat but reap thorns;
they will wear themselves out but gain nothing." (v13)
I thank God for his grace that we have atonement through Christ Jesus. I pray that as I learn to love God more, he would make my heart and mind less self-centered and more Christ-centered. I also pray that I can have more of a heart for others to become more Christ-centered as we pray for them and evangelize.
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