In a vision, the Lord told Jeremiah to take the cup of God's wrath and to go to all the other nations on earth and make their leaders drink from the cup. So, Jeremiah obeyed the Lord. He travelled from nation to nation and made their leaders drink from the cup of the Lord's wrath. The Lord is God of all nations, not just Israel. All people have sinned against the Lord and are thus under the judgment and wrath of God. No one could escape, not even those who refused to drink from the cup. Even the shepherds would not be spared. They too fell under the wrath of God. All would be subject to the sword.

All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. And the wages of sin is death. We all deserve to fall by the sword of God's wrath for we have all sinned. But God sent Jesus to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Because of him, when the Lord sees us, he doesn't see a sinner. We are made white as snow because of Jesus' blood. We are forgiven and no longer under God's wrath.


Application: Father, we all deserve to drink from the cup of your wrath. We have all sinned against you. But Jesus took the cup and drank of it for us, so we are no longer under your wrath. Thank you, Jesus!
One Word: Jesus drank from the cup for me