25:1ff Jeremiah gave this message in 605 B.C., the year Nebuchadrezzar came to power. From verse 3 we learn that the beginning of Jeremiah’s ministry was in 627 B.C. He predicted the 70 years of captivity a full 20 years before they began.
25:2-6 Imagine preaching the same message for 23 years and continually being rejected! Jeremiah faced this; but because he had committed his life to God, he continued to proclaim the message: “Turn ye again now every one from his evil way.” Regardless of the people’s response, Jeremiah did not give up. God never stops loving us, even when we reject him. We can thank God that he won’t give up on us, and, like Jeremiah, we can commit ourselves to never forsaking him. No matter how people respond when you tell them about God, remain faithful to God’s high call and continue to witness for him.