Paul Edwards: 1.5.2020
The Harvest is Passed, The Summer is Ended
The Harvest Is Passed, The Summer Is Ended, And We Are Not Saved (Jeremiah 8:20)
Are you saved? If today was your last day on earth, would you find yourself in Abraham’s
Bosom or a place of torment? - Luke 16:22-24. In the time of the Prophet Jeremiah, the Jews
were facing death- Jeremiah 8:12.
Sin
They had committed abominable acts but were not at all ashamed neither could they blush-
Jeremiah 8:12. Repeatedly the bible reminds us that sin has inescapable consequences-
Numbers 32:23, Romans 6:23, Galatians 6:7. Although God rejects idolatry, many continue to
provoke Him in the practice- Exodus 20:4, Jeremiah 8:19, Colossians 3:5.
Situation
Having committed abominable acts, God promised that the Jews would fall in the time of their
visitation - Jeremiah 8:12. They would be consumed, no grapes on the vine, no figs on the tree
and their blessings would be revoked- Jeremiah 8:13. In addition to this, God gave them water
of gall to drink, because of sin- Jeremiah 8:14. They looked for peace but no good came, for
health but got trouble- Jeremiah 8:15.
Salvation
As it was then, so it is now, the same God whom we provoke to anger is the same God who will
save. Is not the Lord in Zion? Jeremiah 8:19. Later Jeremiah asked two more piercing
questions, is there no balm in Gilead, Is there no physician there? Why then is not the health
of the daughter of my people recovered? Jeremiah 8:22.
Season
The harvest is passed, the summer is ended, and we are not saved- Jerimiah 8:20. Time is
filled with swift transition, build your hope on things eternal. Hold to God’s unchanging hand.
Behold now is the accepted time, behold now is the day of salvation. Are you saved?
2Corinthians 6:2.
Homework
What must I do to be saved?
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