Yahweh tells Jeremiah not to pray for the city of Jerusalem! ‘Don’t bother,’ he says, ‘because they don’t want to be saved, in fact, they don’t think they need to be saved.’ God can and will save anyone from their waywardness and sin. There are no limits to who he will and won’t save. But in order for God to save a person they must know they need to be saved and be willing to be saved. The people of Judah thought that they were alright because of their religious observance. But their religious habits merely covered up the deep problems with which their lives were infested. Many Christians view salvation as a past event in their lives. Because they said a prayer and became a Christian, they feel that everything must be okay. But God’s work of salvation, though it begins at some point in our lives, must continue throughout our lives. The best question to ask yourself is not, “Am I saved?” but, “Am I being saved?” If God is changing you then it is because he has first forgiven you and accepted you unconditionally. What do you need to be saved from now? God will save you if you will recognise where you need his help. According to Scripture no-one is ever perfect (1 John 1:8) which means we all need to be saved from something.
What do you need to be saved from?
Read Jeremiah 7:1-29
