Day 1 · The Prosperity of the Wicked
Jeremiah 12:1–4
1Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? 2You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. 3But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage. 4How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field be withered? Because of the evil of its residents, the animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, “He cannot see what our end will be.”
Berean Standard Bible
Observe
In verse 2, what contrast does Jeremiah highlight between what the wicked say and where their hearts actually are?
Apply
When you feel confused by injustice around you this week, how can you bring your honest questions directly to God in prayer?
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