Living through the most significant period of revival in Old Testament history, Jeremiah fully shared the spirit of reformation, which emerged during King Josiah’s reign. The reformation under Josiah during the last quarter of the seventh century B.C. called Judah to stand before Sinai once again. There the people were to hear and to reaffirm the covenant demands for contemporary living. To overestimate the impact of the reform movement associated with the book of Deuteronomy on Judah’s faith would be difficult. Jeremiah was a product and an advocate of reformation.

Jeremiah’s heart was broken as he looked throughout the land and saw that God has no place in the lives of the people.

The setting was simple: the people were still going through all of their religious rituals, but their so-called “worship” and their so-called “offerings” were not acceptable to God. What was their problem? Why is it that God refused to accept what they were offering? The answer was simple: they were not willing to allow God to make a difference in their every day activities.

The question that we must ask ourselves today is this: Are we, as Americans, offering to God that which is unacceptable to Him? What does God have to say to us today?

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