“Now it came to pass, when Jeremaih had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.” “Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.” Commentary: Truth is costly! How many Americans have died to keep our freedoms? What is truth? Jesus was asked that many times! Jesus said I am the truth! Truth is the attributes of God! Faithfulness, love, peace, joy and sacrifice! Jesus means what he says and what he says he is! God in the flesh! His words are prophetic! They define your past and hold your future! Jeremiah is a true prophet! He tried to warn the King and the religious rulers of their coming captivity by Babylon by their rebellion against God for serving idols! So the leaders and the people wanted to kill him for telling the truth! When Jesus warned the people and the political leaders and the religious rulers for the need to repent of their sin they plotted to kill him! You would think truth would be popular but it is not but lies against truth are very popular! It is easy to believe a lie but challenging to the hearers to believe the truth! Just bring out the scriptures about homosexualism, transgenderism, gay marriage, gender dysphoria and watch the anger come against you for telling the truth! Talk about the God of creation opposing Darwin and watch the ire of the Devil rise up against you! Just go into the streets of America and into the Halls of Academia and preach the Gospel and you will be labeled a nut job! The truth wins but the carriers of truth pay a price! Truth is costly! Ahikam was made Governer of Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon after he captured Jerusalem and influenced King Jehoiakim of Juda not to kill Jeremiah! However another Prophet Urijah in this same chapter warned King Jehoiakim the same fate as Jeremiah did yet the King beheaded him and buried him in a common grave! Church traditions says Jeremiah at the end of his life was stoned to death in Egypt by the Jews! Jesus warned us that eternal death awaits those who reject his redemption for our sin offered by him at his sacrifice for us! We must share the truth or otherwise we do not value the truth! Our purpose is not to win a popularity contest! We are to proclaim the truth regardless of the cost! We are saved by his truth! Truth is embodied in a person the God/man Christ! The truth will set you free! To trust God we must believe that he is and a rewarder of those that follow him! Jesus said I have gone to prepare a place for you! Eternal separation from God is the price paid to reject truth! James & Hamsa Sasse. IndiaJesuslovesYouChurch.com