#soap # Jeremiah 19 ## Title: When We Don’t Listen ## Scripture: (Jeremiah 19:15) “The Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘I will soon bring on this city and all the towns surrounding it all the disaster I threatened to do to it. I will do so because they have stubbornly refused to pay any attention to what I have said!’” (NET) ## Observation: When my girls were little, I would tell them that if they did their chores, we would go get ice cream. If they did not do their chores, there would be consequences. Those consequences were usually staying home and doing nothing until the chores were finished. However, many times, all they would hear in those sentences was the phrase “ice cream.” When the time would come, they would expect their ice cream, but had not done a single chore. When I would ask what was going on, they would be just as confused. They did not do their chores because they did not really think I would stop them from receiving their blessing. Therefore, they were not really listening. I had to tell them that the price for not listening was the same as refusing. This is what is happening in the text today. The nation of Israel has continually disobeyed God but still wants His protection. Jeremiah is telling them, again, that the price for disobedience is high. It doesn’t matter if you claim to not know. Therefore, it pays to listen well. ## Application: Read God’s Word every day in order to listen to His instructions. Then obey. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for guiding our lives.