Jeremiah 5 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Jeremiah 5.

Meditate on and memorize this phrase from verse 24.

Let us now fear the LORD our God.

The people should have said, “Let us now fear the LORD our God,” but they did not.  Instead they refused to take correction from God and repent.  They used the LORD’s name in vain and lied about Him.  Their homes were full of deceit.  They had wealth, so they thought their relationship with God was just fine and that it was the poor people who did not know the way of the LORD.  Instead of speaking God’s Word, their preachers preached falsely, and their priests ruled by their own authority, and the people loved it (Jeremiah 5:2-4, 12, 24, 27, 31). 

God warned Judah of His coming judgment because of their arrogant rebellion.  Even the waves of the sea obey God and stay within the boundaries He sets for them, yet people defy the ways of the LORD.  God declared, “Do you not fear Me?  Do you not tremble in My presence?” (Jeremiah 5:22).

Hear and heed the Word of the LORD!  Who do you fear, people or God?  Do your preachers and teachers speak the truth of God’s Word, or do they teach lies?  What do you love?

God asks you a question at the end of Jeremiah 5, “What will you do at the end of it?”

How are you going to answer the LORD?

Pray Jeremiah 5:22-23 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, You have established boundaries for __________ and me;

do not let us cross them. 

You have issued eternal decrees;

do not allow us to prevail against them. 

May we fear You and tremble in Your presence, LORD. 

Remove our stubborn and rebellious heart. 

Do not let us turn aside and depart from You.

In Your name, Jesus~”