Reading the Bible book of Jeremiah is like looking through a window in time and seeing today’s corrupt leadership and obstinate people.

I had been looking at Jeremiah in a new light in reference to his comment that Gods Word became like a fire shut up in his bones. I began looking at this pastor, who was also a prophet and I wondered about him.

Why would he make that comment? I have heard him called a weeping prophet. Did he become discouraged? Did he not want to be associated with the likes of his counterparts? Did he try to distance himself from them only to feel even more compelled to sound the alarm warning them of Gods impending judgment?

While I like to just soak in Gods Word, today I decided to read a little on the book of Jeremiah while I worked out on the elliptical and I didn’t feel like I was reading about yesterday. I felt like I was reading about today.

What really cut was when I read of how faithful the pagans are to their false Gods but how unfaithful Gods people are to HIM. Why is this?

I found myself drifting in thought to Maya Angelou’s book “why does the caged bird sing?”

I found myself thinking back on the founders of the AMEC and how Thomas Allen knew that without some boundaries the slaves would go crazy with their new found freedom.

I found myself thinking about a lot of stuff and wondering why did the Israelites act the way they did. On so many levels I consider the Israelites…. those born in slavery and those born free…. and it was hard for me to focus on those thoughts because I kept seeing today

Time is replaying itself and what stands out loud to me above all of the thoughts racing through my mind is chapter 3 and 4 of Jeremiah – the sound of God’s broken heart. I can’t seem to get past God saying to HIS people…

“WHAT DID I DO TO YOU THAT YOU WOULD TREAT ME THIS WAY? ALL I EVER DID WAS LOVE YOU AND CARE FOR YOU YET YOU TURNED AWAY FROM ME TO RUN AFTER YOUR IDOLS…”

Hurt, jealousy, anger… initially researching and identifying with Jeremiah himself who felt the burden to warn the people, that changed as I felt the ache of my FATHER’s heart.

Have we still not learned???

Do we really not know how it is that we are guilty of the same behaviors of adulterous Israel???

Lord have mercy upon us.

(I originally wrote this on my social media page on January 20, 2014 yet 8 years later. It is still very much so applicable.