Jeremiah pleads to the Lord to remember the awful state that they are in. They don't own the land that they live on. They have given away everything they have in exchange for food, water and wood to cook with. The servants of others are their masters. Even getting food puts their lives in danger. Their princes have been hanged. All this has happened because their fathers had sinned.
What a severe reminder this is! We have a huge responsibility to the rising generation. Of course, everyone can make their own decisions, but the people who come after us will have to live with the consequences of many choices that we have made. We can make it easy or hard for our posterity to do what is right. We can set a good example or leave them with a history of bad choices and good intentions. How are we leaving this world for those who come after us?
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