Supplication -- the Proper Response to God's Rebuke and Chastisement (Part 2)

Praying Through the Bible #85

TEXT: Jeremiah 36:1-7

On last week, I shared with you part one of the message titled "Supplication -- the Proper Response to God's Rebuke and Chastisement." For 23 years, God had spoken through His prophet, Jeremiah, to the nation of Judah. For 23 years, the people did not listen to God. They would not repent and turn from their idolatry. In fact, things had gotten so bad that the king of Judah had banned Jeremiah from preaching in the Temple and basically had him under house arrest.
 
Yet, despite the circumstances, we find that God is still not yet ready to bring His harshest judgment down on His people. Last week, we saw from this passage God's desire for the children  of Israel to repent of their sins and turn back to Him. God wants to forgive them of their iniquity and their sin. We looked at the "two sides" of God -- how that God is both completely loving and completely just. And, in the midst of the pronouncements of doom, we find that God is still lovingly pleading with His people to turn back to Him so that He will not have to pour out His wrath. 
 
Allow me to share with you part 2 of this message, as we look at the proper response to God's rebuke and chastisement.