9:1,2
We get more of Jeremiah’s feelings. Our preaching and teaching should definitely not be purely feeling based, but nor must it ignore feelings for the Bible doesn’t! The book of Jeremiah doesn’t and it is one the most hard-hitting books in the Bible. Jeremiah felt dismay at what was going to happen to Judah. Here we read of his desire just to run away, to get away from the people. God cares about feelings, but we should also bear in mind that Jer 17:9 says that the heart above all things is deceitful. Now the “heart” in the Bible usually includes our will and mind as well as our emotions, but our emotions can mislead us. As always, the Bible has a much more balanced approach to life than we usually have,
9:3
Jeremiah has been appalled at what was going to happen to Judah and Jerusalem, and God reminds him of just how deep their sin runs. People sometimes ask “how can a God of love send people to hell?” I assure you that on the last day we will have no problem whatsoever in wondering how God can do this, for on that day the full depths of human sinfulness will be made known to all. Jeremiah sees that sin is the dominant force in people’s lives.
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