Jeremiah 44 Being a people of God but wo

Jeremiah 44

Being a people of God but worshipping other gods is bad enough, v5.
Worse still was their defiance that to do so carried greater benefits, a message which said to turn your back on God brings a happier life, v17.
But the final straw was the fact that all the people went to Egypt. No one was left behind (43:4).
The remnant of Judah was a sign to other nations that God had not finished with them. Though it looked impossible, they could become somebody again. But now Judah is deserted because the people told God He would not do what He was more than capable of doing.
Never close the door on what God can do because He may well do it without you.
And so God ended their choices and told them it was over, He passed judgment on them, v11.
Except (and beautifully so) for the touches of His grace, which can easily be missed.
V14 None will return … except a few fugitives
V28 Those who escape … will be very few.
And with the fugitive and the escapee He would begin again. And with us who have made so many wrong turns in life, beaten, bruised and needing a Saviour … He will begin again.