Jeremiah 14 – 17 and Have You Seen These?

Jeremiah 14 - 17

According to NBC news, this July is the hottest month on record and drought has expanded to 63% of the U.S. An 8/9/2012 report from Jim Suhr of A.P. states that soybean and corn crops are the hardest hit because of the drought. Food prices have climbed globally as a result of this with a six percent climb in July alone. This is scary stuff.

In our reading today, we see that Judah was experiencing a bad drought. Jeremiah received a message from the Lord as to the reasons for lack of rain. The people had wandered far from God and were wicked. The drought was a punishment for their sins. The Lord wouldn’t even let Jeremiah pray for the people and made it clear he was not listening to their prayers and requests. God goes so far as to say that even if Moses and Samuel were pleading for these people, he wouldn’t help them.

The Lord said he would send four destroyers against the people: the sword to kill, dogs to drag away, vultures to devour and wild animals to finish up what is left. He would make his “people an object of horror to the kingdoms of the earth.”

He tells Jeremiah not to marry and have children because of the terrible things that will happen to the children born in Jerusalem. He tells him not to mourn for those who die or go to funerals or to parties.

The Lord does give some hope to Jeremiah. He tells him that eventually people will take oaths using the words “As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exiled them.” Jeremiah responds by calling the Lord his strength and fortress, his refuge in the day of troubles. Yes, Jerusalem and the people would be handed over to the enemy and would be taken captive to a foreign land, but the Lord would eventually bring them back. And he did – the state of Israel was established in 1948 and Jews from all around the world have been re-locating there.

Remember II Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and forgive their sins and heal their land.” Pray for the United States of America. No political leader can save this country, only the prayers of his people.

Tomorrow, we’ll be reading Jeremiah 18 - 22.

Have You Seen These?

I got a lump in my throat when I read this. I "grew up" thinking: patriotism, it is the AMERICAN way! I am glad to see that somebody saved these posters. The statement at the end says it all!

~ These were our parents ~ What in God's name have we let happen ? I guess we are the last generation to see, or even remember anything like  these ! Whatever happened? It's called............................... Political correctness (or "re-education") happened, Lack of God's name happened, Lack of personal responsibility happened, Lack of personal integrity and honesty happened, Lack of respect and loyalty to our country happened, Lack of being an American happened. Did all of these things die along with common sense?? I, for one am, still proud to be an American! If you are too..... Pass this along, So others can show their pride. We only live in the land of the free because of the brave"

Red Velvet Pancakes at IHOP

This morning, my cousin Richard and I went to IHOP and had some of their delicious red velvet pancakes. Yum Yum! They are drizzled with cream cheese frosting and a dollop of whipped cream.