Jeremiah 14:7-9 O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do you it for your name's sake: for our backslidings are many… I. THE SINNER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 1. The prophet's confession is precisely such as befits the world at large. 2. With too great reason, also, may it be adopted, even by the best of men. II. THE SINNER'S PLEA. 1. Open to all. Never urged in vain.Application — 1. What should be the effect of sin upon the soul? Conviction of sin should not keep us from, but bring us to God. Sin is a just ground for humiliation, but not for discouragement. 2. What shall surely be effectual to remove it from the soul? Prayer: penitential weeping; humble and contrite, fervent and persevering; offered in dependence on God's promised mercies in Christ. (C. Simeon, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. |
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