Trades Gone Bad
Robert Dawson
Jeremiah 13:1-15
I am not a wheeler and dealer at heart. It is just not in me. Big purchases and investments scare me to death - especially when it comes to buying, selling and trading of automobiles. One reason is because I hate spending the money - it is too hard to come by. The other reason is that I am afraid of getting a bad deal. I am afraid I will get taken to cleaners.
In life we are called upon to make a lot of choices. Every choice is essentially a trade.
1. We are trading one option for the other.
2. We are evaluating what is best or right. We make a value judgment.
3. When we choose 1 thing - 1 course of action over another. In every decision we have make a trade.
a. We could have had this but instead we chose that.
b. Do I buy the Ford or the Chevy?
c. Do I buy the red one or the blue one?
d. Do I choose this job or that one?
We also make these choices on a spiritual level. Here in Jeremiah 13 we are going to read about a nation plagued with bad choices. We are going to learn some lessons from the negative example of the nation Judah who made some bad trades. They traded the blessings of God for their own selfish desires, pursuits and ideas.
Quick history reminder, by this time the nation of Israel had been divided into 2 kingdoms.
1. You had Israel, the northern kingdom and Judah, the southern, kingdom.
2. Israel had previously rebelled against God and He had removed His hand of protection from them and allowed their enemies to come in and take them captive.
3. They no longer existed as a kingdom.
Judah somehow failed to take the hint. They ignored Israel's fate and neglected to see it as a warning. They continued to walk the same irresponsible and idolatrous path that Israel had traveled refusing to acknowledge they were headed toward the same fate.
God had a message of warning for this undiscerning nation. He brought this message through the voice and life of a pro ...
Robert Dawson
Jeremiah 13:1-15
I am not a wheeler and dealer at heart. It is just not in me. Big purchases and investments scare me to death - especially when it comes to buying, selling and trading of automobiles. One reason is because I hate spending the money - it is too hard to come by. The other reason is that I am afraid of getting a bad deal. I am afraid I will get taken to cleaners.
In life we are called upon to make a lot of choices. Every choice is essentially a trade.
1. We are trading one option for the other.
2. We are evaluating what is best or right. We make a value judgment.
3. When we choose 1 thing - 1 course of action over another. In every decision we have make a trade.
a. We could have had this but instead we chose that.
b. Do I buy the Ford or the Chevy?
c. Do I buy the red one or the blue one?
d. Do I choose this job or that one?
We also make these choices on a spiritual level. Here in Jeremiah 13 we are going to read about a nation plagued with bad choices. We are going to learn some lessons from the negative example of the nation Judah who made some bad trades. They traded the blessings of God for their own selfish desires, pursuits and ideas.
Quick history reminder, by this time the nation of Israel had been divided into 2 kingdoms.
1. You had Israel, the northern kingdom and Judah, the southern, kingdom.
2. Israel had previously rebelled against God and He had removed His hand of protection from them and allowed their enemies to come in and take them captive.
3. They no longer existed as a kingdom.
Judah somehow failed to take the hint. They ignored Israel's fate and neglected to see it as a warning. They continued to walk the same irresponsible and idolatrous path that Israel had traveled refusing to acknowledge they were headed toward the same fate.
God had a message of warning for this undiscerning nation. He brought this message through the voice and life of a pro ...
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