Charles Spurgeon once said, “Obedience which is not voluntary is disobedience, for the Lord looketh at the heart, and if He seeth that we serve Him from force, and not because we love Him, He will reject our offering.”
Obedience is a key to success for the Christian. It must be prompt and real as it brings blessings. Disobedience on the other hand brings judgment, destruction, damnation, and death to the disobedient.
Today’s passage is a pronouncement of judgment on the disobedient and mockers of God’s prophets. God sent Prophet Jeremiah to pronounce judgment on the children of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Over the years, the Lord had raised up several prophets who had spoken God’s mind to them; urging them to turn from their evil ways and not serve the gods of the land. Despite all the warnings and pleadings, the children of Judah had scorned God’s words and even mocked His prophets, thereby, provoking Him to anger with the works of their hands.
For being incorrigible, God sent His prophet, Jeremiah, to pronounce judgment on them. Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, would invade Judah and utterly destroy the land and its inhabitants. The land will become a perpetual desolation and the voice of joy, gladness, and celebrations shall cease. Darkness and hissings shall take over the land of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. The consummation of the judgment was that the entire nation would be brought under the captivity of Babylon for seventy years.
Obedience to God’s word, will and way, is the only pathway to life’s bliss, joy and happiness. Disobedience, on the other hand, leads to loss, destruction and damnation. To receive God’s favour, we must obey His word and reverence His prophets
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