Jer 17:5 | MHM | STEP | True and False Confidence; Deceitfulness of the Heart; Unlawful Gains. These verses teach important lessons for everyone, not only for the people of Judah. Jeremiah warns that trusting in people or in ourselves instead of in God will only lead to disappointment and trouble. True blessing comes from putting our confidence in the Lord . The passage also reminds us that our hearts can be very deceptive, and that God alone truly knows and judges our motives. Finally, Jeremiah warns about gaining riches in the wrong way—such wealth will not last, and it will not bring happiness in the end. v. 5–6 : God says, Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the Lord (Jeremiah 17:5 ). If we rely on other people or on ourselves instead of God, we are like a dry shrub in the desert. We will not see good things when they come, and we will live in a barren land, missing out on blessings (Jeremiah 17:6 ).

‏ Jeremiah 17:5

True and False Confidence; Deceitfulness of the Heart; Unlawful Gains.

These verses teach important lessons for everyone, not only for the people of Judah. Jeremiah warns that trusting in people or in ourselves instead of in God will only lead to disappointment and trouble. True blessing comes from putting our confidence in the Lord. The passage also reminds us that our hearts can be very deceptive, and that God alone truly knows and judges our motives. Finally, Jeremiah warns about gaining riches in the wrong way—such wealth will not last, and it will not bring happiness in the end.

v. 5–6: God says, Cursed be the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose heart departs from the Lord(Jeremiah 17:5 ^a). If we rely on other people or on ourselves instead of God, we are like a dry shrub in the desert. We will not see good things when they come, and we will live in a barren land, missing out on blessings (Jeremiah 17:6 ^b).