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Wise people are put to shame

Jeremiah 8:4-22

‘Wise people are put to shame, confused, trapped. They have rejected the Word of the Lord. They don’t really have any wisdom’ (9). Some people think they’re smart. They’re wise in their own eyes. They ‘know it all’ – so they think! They’ve an answer for everything – except the most important question, the question of salvation: ‘What must I do to be saved?’. They know so much – yet they know so little that really matters! ‘The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved ‘(20) – Some people think they’re smart. They’re getting on in the world. They’ve no time for God. They’re too busy enjoying all the pleasures of this world. When this world is ‘past’ and its pleasures have ‘ended’, where will we be? – ‘What good will it do you if you gain the whole world – and lose eternal life?’ (Matthew 16:22).

Charles Cameron, better known as Charlie to his friends, lives in Scotland and is a member of the Church of Scotland. He owns several Christian blogs found at the following links:

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