Sermon Recap | “Jerusalem’s Doom Is Sealed” (Jeremiah 21:1–14)

King Zedekiah faced the Babylonian army and cried out to God for rescue—but without repentance. He wanted God’s help without surrendering to His authority. Through Jeremiah, God declared that judgment was coming, not because of Babylon’s strength, but because of Judah’s hardened heart.

Still, God’s mercy remained:

“I set before you the way of life and the way of death.”

Key Points:

When God is against us, no one can stand for us (Jeremiah 21:5).

God’s discipline flows from His love; His correction is meant to restore, not destroy.

Surrender is the only path to life. The people had to yield to Babylon; we must yield to Christ.

God desires relationship, not rescue-on-demand. He wants repentance, not just relief.

Each day we face the same choice: resist or repent, rebel or return.

Jerusalem’s doom was sealed because her heart was sealed. Ours doesn’t have to be.

Let’s trade stubbornness for surrender, panic for obedience, and fear for faith.

If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31)