In Jeremiah 35 & 36, God tells Jeremiah to give an example of what obedience looks like. A family who strictly obeys a family tradition will not budge from it out of respect for their family. God's children, however, are warned over and over again to repent and turn to God but they stubbornly refuse. People who want nothing to do with God are loyal to traditions which are temporary. If Christ followers but the kind of discipline and commitment to their spiritual walk that athletes do, our nation would see revival like never before. God brings forth and declares His Word and His plan. It is eternal and cannot be halted or destroyed. We can choose to heed's God's voice or ignore it and go our own way. The eternal consequences of which we choose will follow.
