Jeremiah 3 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Jeremiah 3.

Meditate on and memorize this phrase from verse 22.

“Return, O faithless sons, I will heal your faithlessness.”

God allegorized the history of Israel in Jeremiah 3.  God compared Himself to a husband, and Israel was His wife.  Because of worshipping idols, Israel was an unfaithful wife with many lovers.  God called her idolatry harlotry and reasoned with her that He should divorce her for her wickedness. Yet God in His undying love, made one of the saddest statements in the Bible, “I thought, ‘After she has done all these things she will return to Me,’ but she did not return.”

Can you hear the cry of dismay in God’s voice?  “I thought you would come back to Me; I waited for you.  Why would you leave the One who loves you perfectly for lovers who can meet none of your needs?”

Because of her idolatrous adultery and rejection of God, Israel was destroyed by the Assyrians in 722 BC.  Her “sister” Judah watched the destruction, yet she refused to return to God “with all her heart” (Jeremiah 3:10).  Her refusal of God’s undeserved invitation to return to Him resulted in her destruction by the Babylonians beginning in 605 BC.

God recorded this story on purpose.  He knew you would be reading it today.  He wants you to be wiser than Israel and Judah and hear and heed His Words. 

Jeremiah 3 is God’s Word to you.  “I love you; I have always loved you.  There is no other who can meet ALL your needs.  I am waiting for you; return to Me.”

Pray Jeremiah 3:12-13, 15, 17, and 22 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, may ________ and I heed Your invitation to return to You.

Thank You for being gracious and not looking upon us in anger.

Thank You for not being angry forever.

We acknowledge our iniquity. 

We have transgressed against You, LORD our God.

We have scattered our favors to strangers under every green tree,

and we have not obeyed Your voice.

Make us shepherds after Your own heart. 

We want to feed on Your knowledge and understanding.  

Do not let us walk anymore after the stubbornness of our evil heart! 

LORD our God, we return to You; heal our faithlessness.

Because of Your name, Jesus~”