Prayer: Dear God, thank you for your constant relationship with us and the hope we find in you. May we always turn to you rather than away from you. In your holy name, Amen.
Reading: Jeremiah 2:4-13 (Click to read text) Stop and GROW: After reading the text, discuss/ponder the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Book of Faith questions, which are part of Camp Mount Luther's GROW Time with campers. QUESTION 1: What scares, confuses, challenges, or doesn’t make sense to me in this text? QUESTION 2: What delights me in this text or is my favorite part of the story? QUESTION 3: What stories or memories does this text stir in me? QUESTION 4: What is God up to in this text? Reflection: As Jeremiah speaks the words of the Lord, he shows the Lord’s heart for this people. The books of the prophets in the old testament can be a bit daunting sometimes. I will be honest, when I started writing this devotion I read the passage probably three or four times without feeling a solid understanding of it. There is one thing that stuck out to me every time, and that is God’s willingness to be in relationship with us. In this passage, the God is questioning why God’s people continue to stray and worship false idols despite the constant guidance and blessings being offered to them. God is distressed over this, it hurts his heart because of the love he has for his people, his creation. When you take a step back and look at this passage in the context of the entire Bible, the entire redemption story, it should fill you with hope. We know what happens in the New Testament, we know that Jesus has died for all of the sins of the world, and we can find hope in how God works through the strained relationships. When you stray, know that God is still waiting for you, to share his love with you. --Anne Harshbarger
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