Foolish People of God

Jeremiah 4
22 “My people are foolish
and do not know me,” says the LORD.
“They are stupid children
who have no understanding.
They are clever enough at doing wrong,
but they have no idea how to do right!”

Those who claim to be Christians in America fit this description to a tee. People who have said they want Jesus to be their LORD and Savior far too often forget about that LORD part concentrating on the Savior part. Jesus is not interested in half-hearted followers…it’s an all or nothing proposition. In Richard Stearns’ book, “The Hole In Our Gospel,” he writes:

To be a disciple means forsaking everything to follow Jesus, unconditionally, putting our lives completely in His hands. When we say we want to be His disciple, yet attach a list of conditions, Jesus refuses to accept our terms. His terms involve unconditional surrender.

Like the people of Judah in Jeremiah’s day, Christians in America are clever enough at doing wrong. We are for the most part, stupid children with no understanding. Jesus must be LORD of all, or He is not LORD at all.