I grew up with the phrase describing Jeremiah as “the weeping prophet.”

As I read through this powerful book once again, I find myself in a place of feeling that heart break.

“Long ago I broke the yoke that oppressed you
and tore away the chains of your slavery,
but still you said,
‘I will not serve you.’
On every hill and under every green tree,
you have prostituted yourselves by bowing down to idols. (Jer. 2:20)

God did the very best for Israel and they continually sought other lovers. I pray for my own life, the church today, and how we have become so efficient in what we do, but are we drawing from the the living fountain God gives us, or are we using our own broken cisterns?

We need a fresh call in our spirits to return to the God of our first love.