Clip · Saving a Nation
What if a nation turns back to God?
What if a nation turns back to God? Jeremiah shows that repentance matters even when judgment has been pronounced.
Key Takeaway
God warns before judgment, and a nation that turns from evil can receive mercy instead of the destruction it was headed toward.
Key Scripture
Jeremiah 18:8; Jeremiah 12:17 — “If that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it. But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, says the LORD.”
Jeremiah 18:8 says, “If that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it.” Pastor David G. Kincer explains that God warns before judgment and that turning from evil to Bible morality brings a people under His protection.
If that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it. But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, says the LORD.— Jeremiah 18:8; Jeremiah 12:17 (NKJV)
Scripture
Jeremiah 18:8; Jeremiah 12:17 (NKJV) — “If that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it. But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, says the LORD.”
Plain language: hear God’s Word, turn from evil, and let Scripture do its work in your life and community.
Short transcript
Jeremiah 18:8 says, “If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.” Pastor Kincer says God warns before He judges. If a nation turns from its evil ways and back to Bible morality, God can relent from the judgment He planned.
About this clip
Drawn from Pastor David G. Kincer’s sermon “Saving a Nation” (21:54–23:07). Music: "Touching Moments Two - Higher" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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