Not finished with you yet...
"But you, dear Jacob my servant, you have nothing to fear. Israel, there's no need to worry. Look up! I'll save you from that far country, I'll get your children out of the land of exile. Things are going to be normal again for Jacob, safe and secure, smooth sailing. Yes, dear Jacob my servant, you have nothing to fear. Depend on it, I'm on your side. I'll finish off all the godless nations among which I've scattered you, but I won't finish you off. I have more work left to do on you. I'll punish you, but fairly. No, I'm not finished with you yet. " (Jeremiah 46:27-28) The book of Jeremiah deals with a condition many of us experience in our lives - repeated sin and willful disobedience. Recorded for our reading is this report of major catastrophe after major catastrophe for the nation of Judah. They chose to worship other gods, offering special offerings to the Queen of Heaven - an idol of the religions in the land that went against God&