I chose the key verses today from Jeremiah because they speak to the true nature of the true church. We are to be His people. He has given us one heart and one way, our Lord Jesus Christ. He has made an everlasting covenant with us beloved. Not that we might see how we can leverage Him to be abundantly supplied. Rather, to fear Him for our own good. We love to hear preaching on half of these verses. That God will not turn away from doing good towards us. The other side of that coin however is that we will not turn from Him because of a reverent fear of the Lord. When I see thousands of people applauding this type of garbage, I worry that we are rapidly losing that fear. It is only a brazen lack of fear that could lead someone to so destroy the Word of God for personal gain. No fear of the Lord to lie about Him. To reduce the sacrifice of Calvary to some kind of lottery ticket. It is time for the real church to stand up and say no more. To not tolerate such wickedness preached in the name of the Savior we claim to love. It is time to fear Him once again. It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Our birthright is to share in His sufferings, not use Him as a credit card. Rise up church and say no more.
Reverend Anthony Wade - April 29, 2015
