Jeremiah 9

Thus says the Lord:

“Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Let not the mighty man glory in his might,
Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
24 But let him who glories glory in this,
That he understands and knows Me,
That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
For in these I delight,” says the Lord. vv.23-24

Read chapter 9
We all like to boast about something, yet what does it mean to boast about knowing God?  Three things that men trust and boast in are wisdom, strength and riches. Parents love to boast about their children on honor role.  A weightlifter will ware a tight shirt to show of his/her muscles.  A person will boast his riches by the car he drives.  Yet all these boasting point back to the person and seem vain.  But to boast in the Lord points to God.  Now boasting in the the Lord that he knows and understands God isn't boasting about how much bible knowledge he/she has, but boasting how great is God's love, judgment, and righteousness- boasting in God's perfect character.  Like a husband boasts about how amazing of a wife he has to his friends not only because she's attractive but because of the relationship they have together knowing each other more and more and how they love and serve one another- and it usually makes others want that same boasting in their marriage.  So as we grow in relationship with God in how much we love Him and He us, that's something to boast about- and will encourage others to seek that glory and boasting of God.  Jeremiah was telling the people of Judah to stop boasting in their own wisdom, strength, riches for that is what led them to turn so far from the Lord and sadly only going into captivity is what could change that.
What do you boast in that points to back to you?  What does it look like to boast in the Lord in your life?

Jeremiah 8

“Even the stork in the heavens
Knows her appointed times;
And the turtledove, the swift, and the swallow
Observe the time of their coming.
But My people do not know the judgment of the Lord. v.7

Read chapter 8
Jeremiah looked at nature to describe basics of instincts.  Birds know when to return to warmer climates when winter is coming- it's in their law of nature.  Yet these men don't know when God's judgment comes to return to Him.  
They know not how to improve the seasons of grace which God affords them when he sends them his prophets; nor how to make use of the rebukes they are under when his voice cries in the city. They discern not the signs of the times, (Matthew 16:3,) nor are aware how God is dealing with them. They know not the law which God has prescribed them, though it be written both in their hearts and in their books. (Benson's Commentary)
They don't know how to accommodate themselves to God's words, His grace, His mercy or His judgment.  Just as the groundhog not seeing its shadow is a sign spring is coming and winter almost over, so are God's people to return to the Lord knowing His grace follows judgement.
Does your natural instincts lead you to God or away?  How so?

Jeremiah 7

Do not trust in these lying words, saying, ‘The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are these.’ v.4

Read chapter 7
The Titanic was so great that it was thought unsinkable.  So the Lord's temple that Solomon built was so great the people thought it was indestructible.  Yet the Titanic sank and Israel's temple was destroyed.  As long as the temple stood, the Israelites thought secure their independence and dominion.  Lying prophets were common in the days of Jeremiah and would speak what the people wanted to hear rather than the truth, having them do religious exercises that were of no avail.  The threefold repetition of them saying the "The temple of the Lord" took after the divine symbol of the Lord such as we read "Holy holy holy is the Lord God Almighty," yet these ceremonial words don't make it true just because they followed a pattern.  Just because they were repeating these words didn't make this false idea that the temple would never be destroyed come true.  So repetition of any lie doesn't make it eventually truth, yet how often we tell ourselves a lie for so long or hear a lie over and over again that we start to believe it is true?  
What lie have you been repeating or hearing for so long that you think of it as true now?

Jeremiah 6

Thus says the Lord:

“Stand in the ways and see,
And ask for the old paths, where the good way is,
And walk in it;
Then you will find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’ v.16

Read chapter 6
We all love new things.  We're always convinced that something can be done in a better way, always striving for advancement from technology to transportation to thinking.  It's how our world is shaped by renewing.  Yet is a new way always a better way?  Ecclesiastes 1:9 says, "That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun."
Jeremiah has been prophesying to Israel about turning back to the old way, to the way God showed them to walk.  Yet just like society is today, they got "bored" as they turned their focus away from God, they craved more and more finding their appetite in what does not satisfy.  God's dealing with mankind changes but His plan never does and neither does the way change in which we should walk.  Let us not just follow what is new, interesting, innovating, exciting, politically correct, but let's walk in what is right and true that has been known since ages past.
Have you turned from the old good way where you find rest for you soul?

Jeremiah 5

“Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem;
See now and know;
And seek in her open places
If you can find a man,
If there is anyone who executes judgment,
Who seeks the truth,
And I will pardon her. v.1

Read chapter 5
There's not one.  NOT ONE person in all of Jerusalem that seeks truth and executes judgment.   It's kind of like when Jesus was talking to Abraham saying if there are 50 righteous in Sodom He would not destroy it, but there wasn't even ten righteous so Sodom was destroyed.  The odds are even better here with Jerusalem of the Lord seeking only one, yet that's not even found.  Jerusalem was the capitol and where the temple was, so most likely the population was pretty big, were not just talking some some little village here.  The people of Israel had completely abandoned their God, assuming He wasn't having any involvement in their lives or cared about their sin that judgement from God wasn't even feared anymore. 

 In the forty years preceding Judah’s exile to Babylon, Jeremiah was a lone voice in the administrations of five kings. Judah’s religious and political leaders were all corrupt. The prophets no longer proclaimed the words of God. The political leaders of the day no longer defended the cause of justice. Jeremiah was not at all certain that if he walked Jerusalem’s streets, he’d find even one righteous, God-fearing person. (preceptsaustin.org).

If Jeremiah were to run to and fro through the streets of your town and find someone who seeks truth?  Would that someone be you?  Has sinning loosened your sensitivity to sin and cause you to become self-reliant?

Jeremiah 4

“For My people are foolish,
They have not known Me.
They are silly children,
And they have no understanding.
They are wise to do evil,
But to do good they have no knowledge.” v.22

Read chapter 4
Imminent captivity is very near for Judah as we read this chapter with the king of Babylon and his army on their way to destroy Jerusalem.  The alarm of war and destruction of their pains Jeremiah as He sees this vision from the Lord and declares this truth.   Jehovah's answer to Jeremiah's question in verse 21 of how long starts here in verse 22.  Their destruction is because of their folly.  They didn't know or do what was for their own good in following the ways God set up for them.  The had no understanding.  They became experts at evil always finding ways to deceive, scheme, cheat, etc.  They couldn't even grasp what it means to do good.  It is the complete opposite of Romans 16:19, "...I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil."
Are you quick and wise to do evil or good?  Wherever you may be ignorant, may you ask God to give understanding to ways of godliness. 

Jeremiah 3

And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. “Then it shall come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land in those days,” says the Lord, “that they will say no more, ‘The ark of the covenant of the Lord.’ It shall not come to mind, nor shall they remember it, nor shall they visit it, nor shall it be made anymore. vv.15-16

Read chapter 3
Will there be remembrance in the Kingdom of God?  That's always a hard question as we don't want to forget people we love that may not enter, or forget this life and experiences we had although there are some areas of our lives I bet everyone wishes they could forget.  Now what's happening here is that when the Lord comes in His kingdom He will choose some to live in Zion to get schooled so-to-say with God's knowledge and understanding.  It says they get fed with knowledge and understanding, truly Jesus will literally be the bread of life as their food source to grow and be healthy in the kingdom.
As time goes on He says they will not remember the ark of the covenant.  Bible teacher Nathan C. Johnson says in his article Remembrance in the Afterlife,

The Ark of the Covenant is not eradicated from people’s memories.  It is mentioned in the Word of God, so it can never be forever forgotten.  But what does happen is that people no longer view it as an object to be looked up to, venerated, honored, and celebrated.  God has removed His presence from the ark, it has ceased to exist, and all customs and laws regarding it have ceased.  People may remember it in their memories, but never will anyone seek to rebuild it or to commemorate it or otherwise celebrate it.  It will have passed off the scene, it will no longer be a part of God’s religious plan for men, and thus it will no longer be remembered.

Is Jesus your daily bread now?  Are you being fed by Him to be wise and discerning in this time before the Kingdom comes?  As you grow and experience relationship with God more you may not forget your past sins, but it will cause you not to desire them again.  How have you or do you desire to experience that?