"They have also healed the hurt of My people slightly, Saying, 'Peace, peace!' When there is no peace."
Jeremiah 6:14 (NKJV)
Unfortunately, more than one of my teeth has needed some dental work. And, unfortunately, more than once this dental work required several trips to the dentist. For example, when I had a crown put on a tooth, the dentist first put on a temporary crown until the permanent crown could be made. The temporary crown was not permanent, it was not meant to last forever. But what if I never went back to the dentist for the permanent crown? Then I would have had a problem, because the temporary crown would eventually wear out and I would still have a problem with the tooth.
The word temporary refers to something that will only last for a limited period of time, so a temporary solution is not a permanent one. Sometimes, for various reasons, someone will get temporary relief for a problem they have without really solving the problem. And in the same way, there are some Christians who are only getting temporary solutions to their problems, and they are not really making any permanent changes to solve their problem. God has answers for us that are not just temporary, but He will give us solutions to our situations that will be permanent, life-long answers.
In Jeremiah 6:14, we read about people who claimed to be prophets and have God's answer to a problem, but what they said did not help the situation, it was not God's answer. Some Christians look for a new teaching, some special minister, or a big meeting to help them, but they only get temporarily relief from their problem. Through His Word, and by the leading of the Holy Spirit, God will give us real, permanent solutions to our problem. God wants to give us more than temporary relief in an uncomfortable situation, He has life changing solutions to help us in our time of need.
Jeremiah 6:14 (NKJV)
Unfortunately, more than one of my teeth has needed some dental work. And, unfortunately, more than once this dental work required several trips to the dentist. For example, when I had a crown put on a tooth, the dentist first put on a temporary crown until the permanent crown could be made. The temporary crown was not permanent, it was not meant to last forever. But what if I never went back to the dentist for the permanent crown? Then I would have had a problem, because the temporary crown would eventually wear out and I would still have a problem with the tooth.
The word temporary refers to something that will only last for a limited period of time, so a temporary solution is not a permanent one. Sometimes, for various reasons, someone will get temporary relief for a problem they have without really solving the problem. And in the same way, there are some Christians who are only getting temporary solutions to their problems, and they are not really making any permanent changes to solve their problem. God has answers for us that are not just temporary, but He will give us solutions to our situations that will be permanent, life-long answers.
In Jeremiah 6:14, we read about people who claimed to be prophets and have God's answer to a problem, but what they said did not help the situation, it was not God's answer. Some Christians look for a new teaching, some special minister, or a big meeting to help them, but they only get temporarily relief from their problem. Through His Word, and by the leading of the Holy Spirit, God will give us real, permanent solutions to our problem. God wants to give us more than temporary relief in an uncomfortable situation, He has life changing solutions to help us in our time of need.
