THE FURY UPON UNGODLY FAMILIES:

Jer 10:25 “Pour out Your fury on the Gentiles, who do not know You,And on the FAMILIES who do not call on Your name;For they have EATEN UP Jacob, Devoured him and consumed him, And made his dwelling place desolate”.

There is no difference between the families that bear the name ‘Christian’ and yet do not worship God, and the Gentile (families of unbelievers) who do not know God. Both of them will receive the same judgement.

To the backsliding Christian families, God spoke through Prophet Jeremiah that they have eaten up, devoured and consumed Him in their homes, and make desolate His dwelling place.  To “eat up” is an idiomatic expression that means “there is no more revelation, no more memory or presence of Jacob” in their homes. It is the duty of parents to keep the covenant of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  Jacob in this passage is an allegory of Jesus our Saviour. We have devoured and consumed Him in our families, meaning, we no longer have family devotion, we stop our children from going to Church, yell at our wives for praying out loud or worshipping God in the home. We mock and criticise other families because of their devotion to God. We make the dwelling place of God (our bodies, which is the temple of God) a desolate place, uninhabited by the presence of God.

Because of our obstinate behaviour and lack of prayers in the family, God pour out His fury on us. And what happens when God pour out His fury?  Zechariah prophesied that God’s fury will withdraw the rain from falling. “And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, on them there will be no rain”. Zech 14:17-18 Rain speaks of blessings. The families that don’t worship God will not experience the blessings of the Lord.

You might have earthly wealth, send your children to the best school and enjoy the finest meals, but the difference between those that worship God and your family is the absent of SORROW. The Bible said, “The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no SORROW with it”. Prov 10:22.

Here is the conclusion of the matter: “Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. 2 When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. 3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vineIn the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table. 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord. Ps 128:1-4