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“For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people slightly, Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ When there is no peace”...”We looked for peace, but no good came; And for a time of health, and there was trouble!” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭8:11, 15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.8.11,15.nkjv It is a gross negligence of professional ethics for any pharmacist to present the same competence and capabilities as a doctor. That is why the prescription of over-the-counter drugs from the pharmacy always go with the slogan “if symptoms persist after 3 days, consult your doctor”. Unfortunately, negligence and self-medication have resulted in the loss of many lives, who probably could have been saved through proper diagnosis by competent doctors. Likewise, God was angry with the priests and prophets in the days of Jeremiah who were specialized in diverting the attention of the people away from God, where complete diagnosis of their spiritual state could have led to repentance, reconciliation and regenerati...

““Moreover you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD: “Will they fall and not rise? Will one turn away and not return? Why has this people slidden back, Jerusalem, in a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit, They refuse to return.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭8:4-5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.8.4-5.nkjv The fun in unrighteous fellowship often downplay the danger of the furnace at the end of play. This is always the undesirable influence of evil communication, negative addiction and unrighteous engagements. For the backsliding Jerusalem and all of God’s children, the decision to rise from the fallen state is expected. Unfortunately, the apparent fun and the deceitfulness of unrighteousness often disapprove the heart from a sense of good reasoning to the Maker’s concern: Why has this people slidden back, Jerusalem, in a perpetual backsliding? Whereas, earthly fun and unrighteous engagement offer temporary pleasures with eternal destruction and separation from God. Little wonder God...

““So you shall say to them, ‘This is a nation that does not obey the voice of the LORD their God nor receive correction. Truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭7:28‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.7.28.nkjv Truth is notably precious but it is often difficult to preserve in a system consistently exposed to pollution and perversion. However, the Lord appeared to reveal a reliable secret on the strategy for preservation of purity to Jeremiah: ’Speak the truth to the polluted space consistently’. When the workspace, play space, and bed space are saturated with pollution and perversion, truth cut-off from the mouth is easily admitted as a pollution or perversion cut-in in the heart. The preservative is an offensive approach that suggests that the only antidote to the presumptuous corruption is a persistent confession of the righteous’ stance for truth. “So you shall say to them, ‘This is a nation that does not obey the voice of the LORD their God nor r...

“For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices. But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people. And walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭7:22-23‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.7.22-23.nkjv The concept of burnt offerings or sacrifices is synonymous to the provision of paid services, where protection, prosperity and peace are offered on the altar of physical project participation. Here, Judah is boosting of an assumed credit for his religious responsibilities and temple services. Whereas, there was no evidence of a cordial relationship with the Lord of the temple. Then came the verdict ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be My people’. Whenever the material things of this world dictate what we do and where we go, even if they are offered to ra...

“The bellows blow fiercely, The lead is consumed by the fire; The smelter refines in vain, For the wicked are not drawn off. People will call them rejected silver, Because the LORD has rejected them.”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭6:29-30‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.6.29-30.nkjv The catalytic reactors are designed to accommodate both exothermic and endothermic reactions, as long as the end products bring the desirable compound properties. Likewise, God’s pain press is often introduced for necessary refining of human character and capabilities in order to direct his intent towards the purpose for existence. Therefore, the machinery in God’s press are collection of divine investments that way-faring pilgrims always live to appreciate. Unfortunately, the rejected stocks are wasters of the Refiner’s bellows, producing more wickedness instead of righteousness. Whereas, with good attitude and an appreciation of great intention, all pain presses in the righteous’ life and circumstances always end ...

“Thus says the LORD: “Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way is, And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it. ’ Also, I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen.’...For what purpose to Me Comes frankincense from Sheba, And sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me.”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭6:16-17, 20‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.6.16-17,20.nkjv Waiting on the Lord in the days of ‘Google’, ‘Ask Siri’, and social networking appears a complex dimension to ‘Standing in the ways and see, And asking for the old paths’ in the days of old. Active men prefer doing to waiting or standing, especially when intellectual capabilities are in competitive mood. Even in Christian services, a lot of activities are easily powered by the sacrifices of diplomacy, silver and gold from active men. Beaut...

“They have grown fat, they are sleek; Yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the fatherless; Yet they prosper, And the right of the needy they do not defend...The prophets prophesy falsely, And the priests rule by their own power; And My people love to have it so. But what will you do in the end?” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭5:28, 31‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.5.28,31.nkjv Those who are raised from humble background are specially privileged for possessing a unique drive for prosperity and a dedication to breaking the chain of poverty. And the myriads of motivational materials on the principles of prosperity are often positioned to feed on this vulnerable market drive. While the world that is governed by greed can be excused, the assembly of people that are ruled by the gospel creeds is guilty of exploitation-driven prosperity preaching. Whereas, the primary motivation of a purpose-driven child of God in pursuit of prosperity is the emancipation...