Day 3 - Tuesday - Connect the Testaments: A 365 Day Devotional with Bible Reading Plan - Logos
December 21: Expenses Jeremiah 39:1–41:18 ; Romans 9:13–29; Proverbs 24:1–22 It’s important to pause occasionally to reflect on the cost of sin. If we don’t, we can find ourselves living in it without considering the ramifications. Few passages illustrate the price of sin more vividly than the fall of Jerusalem recorded in Jer 39. The fall of Jerusalem is brutal, depressing, and sadistic, but we can learn from Jeremiah’s account of the event. We could view Jeremiah’s depictions as merely historical or recognize the theological lessons they offer: Sin is expensive. Sin will destroy you. Sin will bring a nation to its knees. Sin will leave you begging for mercy. Sin is death. That’s what God’s people learned from this event: Disobeying Yahweh is a costly action. It’s not that God wants His people to endure this pain, but the pain is a natural consequence of their decisions. He cannot defend people who refuse to live as beacons of light—of goodness, beauty, and blessing—to the wo...