Jeremiah 3:3 Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to blush with shame

Not that long ago, calling someone a “brazen hussy” was an understood insult, implying an unacceptable lack of morals.

Today the title is proudly attached to a clothing label, a punk rock band, a mixed drink, and an online blog, just to name a few.

While the term still sounds scandalous, it is used as a tongue-in-cheek jibe—that’s no longer shameful.

After Solomon’s kingdom had split, with Israel in the north and Judah in the south, the kings of Israel had quickly led their people into idolatry and perversion.

While Judah had managed to produce a few decent kings, on the whole the Southern Kingdom had become just as wicked. The worst of it was they had no shame.

Do we need to return to the days of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter, publicly branding the sinful? Of course not.

But neither should we sit silent while all around us people fall deeper into sin. We must lovingly lead them back to God, telling them of His unchanging love for them

Challenge for today: God, help me to become broken instead of brazen.