Jeremiah 1 – 6
Learned a new theological concept yesterday and it applies immediately to today’s reading. It is called the Babushka Principle. To boil it down God gave the prophets visions that most often had a short term fulfilment, which gave the prophet credence. At the same time these prophecies often would have a broader scope and a long term fulfilment. There are two ways to look at this, one is God is setting up history and giving us clues on what to watch for. The other one is man is just stupid and keeps repeating history and never learning from it.
Often times I get the argument that the Bible is an antiquated book and it does not apply to today. The claim is we have “evolved” past this book. On the contrary we have not evolved past it, but rather have just made it easier to do as thou wilt while in the comfort of our jammies. We no longer have to pursue someone outside a relationship by going out, but rather can do so through online dating or chat rooms. Our lustful desires can be feed via a myriad of porn sites. War can be waged from a “game” console and with no fear of looking at your enemy face to face. About the only thing we still have to do by hand is murder, but with the onset of personal drones it only a matter of time before that is done remotely.
No this book and the prophecies in it apply today as much as they did 3000 years ago. People have not changed just the technologies that enable us. The closer we get to understanding God the further we seem to get from Him. Science is a perfect example; the Theory of Evolution which tends to show God’s creative powers is being used to pull people away from God. There is a “U” on understanding where each end is knowledge and distance from the truth. The pure theologian ignores science and claims the Bible as fact. The scientist ignores the Bible and claims random acts of nature as fact. Balance realizes both prove each other.
Today’s reading is full of nuggets about what was happening then and what appears to be happening today. Verse 2:11 is one that can apply to many times in history:
Has a nation ever exchanged its gods for some others,
even if they weren’t really gods in the first place?
But My beloved people have done just that: they have exchanged their glory
to pursue worthless idols in their vain attempt for greater prosperity.
This can go on so many different levels today and being a conspiracy theorist with the foil hat, I will explore that rabbit trail. There is an idea that a group of rich globalist is controlling society from the shadows. These men are Satanist or Luciferian in doctrine and have replace their idols of Baal and Ra, with trinkets from Porsche and Nike. We have replaced God with naturalism and worship the successful and their stuff.
I hate to admit I still get that idol worship with people sometimes. Devon is friends with some of the top BMX pros in the world. They are much younger than me, but I still stammer around them. I was working parking at an event last week and PK drove by and said thanks, I stopped what I was doing (directing a busy intersection) to say something dumb. We do this all the time without thinking, PK rides a Harley like everyone else, slowly!! He is a talented speaker trying to keep our focus on God and not him.
The key is learn from the past so we don’t repeat it and when we notice the present fulfilling prophecies we need to ensure others understand our faith in God.