Things had gotten worse than many realized. But God was about to let them know how bad they really were. He said:

My people are fools. They do not know Me. . . They are skilled in doing what is evil, but they do not know how to do what is good (Jeremiah 4:22, HCSB).

As a result, God was about to send the Babylonians to invade and destroy the land, including Jerusalem and its temple. Then, they would awaken – but too late.

How about God’s church today? Are there fools squabbling over non-essentials, teaching all sorts of heresy, and drifting farther and farther away from the truth? How much evil living is there among those who purport to serve God—but actually do not? Have they become skilled at doing all of the wrong things . . . and have no idea how to do the right ones?

How does one acquire skill? By constant practice. Obviously, continuation in the foolish ways in which modern Christians live is just such practice. Search your lives. In what are you skilled—good or evil?

If you are contributing to the breakdown of society by your foolish ways, repent and begin to do those things that please God! That is the skill that you need to acquire. Time may be short before destruction takes place. Don’t wait to begin.