A Culture in Crisis: How Jeremiah's Prophecy Speaks to Our Times

"The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" — Jeremiah 17:9 (NIV)

No system of philosophy, psychology, or education will ever eliminate the wrongful, evil failing of the human heart. It cannot be done. Only God can redeem our depraved nature.

In this time of violence, wickedness, and selfishness, it appears that our nation is decaying beyond help. And there is a tragedy when we forsake God and elevate ourselves. But God has something to say to us, just as He did to Jeremiah when faced with similar circumstances, several centuries before Christ.

Jeremiah stands as an example—that having faith in the living God can set us free in the midst of a decaying society. Ray Stedman, a beloved pastor and trusted author, takes us step-by-step through key passages in the book of Jeremiah, showing how the prophet faithfully followed God and called the people to repentance.

The message of Jeremiah can be summarized in four words: Remember. Realize. Return. Beware. This is God's message, delivered through His prophet, to a nation that was slowly falling apart, losing its strength and denying the living God.

Ray Stedman's manuscript, first published in the 1970s, was timely then and is still relevant today, as updated by Jim Denney. The gentle but straightforward style of Stedman pinpoints the issues and delivers godly answers, reminding us that only God can redeem our depraved nature.

The nation's decay beyond help and the tragedy of forsaking God in favor of elevating ourselves are all too familiar in our current time of violence, wickedness, and selfishness. Jeremiah's example of having faith in the living God and calling the people to repentance is a powerful message for us today.

Remember, realize, return, and beware – these four words encapsulate God's call to us, just as He called Judah centuries ago. As we navigate the challenges of our decaying society, may we heed the lessons of Jeremiah and find our freedom in the living God, just as Ray Stedman has so eloquently shared.

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