Devotion 837
“Cursed Be The Man That Obeys Not The Word Of This Covenant.”
Reference Jeremiah chapter 11
He is the God of Covenants . This covenant was between God and Abraham, the father of Israel. Abraham had passed on, but God kept His Word. He kept His part of the covenant, a promise to bring them to a land flowing with milk and honey. But Israel would not believe the Word of God. They have gone so far away from the Word of God that they were worshiping idols. Every city had an idol of its own. Just like any covenant, when it's broken, there are consequences. When the first Adam broke his covenant with God, the consequences were thorns, thistles, disease, and ultimately death. When the children of Israel broke their covenant with God, it brought upon them consequences.
Let's read.
Jeremiah 11:1-3 “The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, [2] Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; [3] And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant.”
There are two sides to a covenant. Keeping the covenant retains the benefits, breaking the covenant trigger the consequence. In a covenant with God, one side is a blessing, and the other side is a curse. Blessed is the man that does the words of the covenant, and cursed is the man that does not do the words of the covenant. Very simple, never changes. Today, blessed is the man that is in the new covenant, the covenant between God and the second Adam. Cursed is the man that remains in the old covenant, the covenant between God and the first Adam.
We continue our reading.
Jeremiah 11:4-11 “Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: [5] That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD. [6] Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them. [7] For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. [8] Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not. [9] And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. [10] They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. [11] Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.”
The Word of God protects us. When we go contrary to the Word of God, He allows evil to come to us, evil that we cannot escape. They cried out to Him in Egypt. He heard their cry, and for Abraham's sake, He sent them a leader in Moses to come and deliver His people.
Exodus 2:23-24 “And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. [24] And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.”
Crying to God is a type of faith. God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who is also called Israel, but the children of Israel did not remember their covenant with God. They've went into idolatry. They triggered the other side of the covenant, which is the curse.
We continue our reading.
Jeremiah 11:12-14 “Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. [13] For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal. [14] Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.”
As long as an individual remains in the broken covenant of the first Adam, they can cry and pray and fast and go to mountains and chant and cut themselves, and it will not move God. We must come out of the broken covenant of the first Adam into the covenant of the Second Adam. This is where our prayer moves heaven.
We conclude our reading.
Jeremiah 11:15-23 “What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. [16] The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. [17] For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal. [18] And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings. [19] But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut Him off from the land of the living, that His name may be no more remembered. [20] But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause. [21] Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand: [22] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine: [23] And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.”
The child of God, separated from the blood of the first Adam into the blood of the second Adam, does not have to fight their battles. God said, "Vengeance is mine." God can fight those who devise things against you more than you can. Just trust Him.
Vengeance is His. BELIEVE and confess. Jesus Christ, the second Adam, as we've revealed Him from the first Adam. He is the God of the New Covenant, in Christ!
Reference Jeremiah chapter 11
He is the God of Covenants . This covenant was between God and Abraham, the father of Israel. Abraham had passed on, but God kept His Word. He kept His part of the covenant, a promise to bring them to a land flowing with milk and honey. But Israel would not believe the Word of God. They have gone so far away from the Word of God that they were worshiping idols. Every city had an idol of its own. Just like any covenant, when it's broken, there are consequences. When the first Adam broke his covenant with God, the consequences were thorns, thistles, disease, and ultimately death. When the children of Israel broke their covenant with God, it brought upon them consequences.
Let's read.
Jeremiah 11:1-3 “The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, [2] Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; [3] And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant.”
There are two sides to a covenant. Keeping the covenant retains the benefits, breaking the covenant trigger the consequence. In a covenant with God, one side is a blessing, and the other side is a curse. Blessed is the man that does the words of the covenant, and cursed is the man that does not do the words of the covenant. Very simple, never changes. Today, blessed is the man that is in the new covenant, the covenant between God and the second Adam. Cursed is the man that remains in the old covenant, the covenant between God and the first Adam.
We continue our reading.
Jeremiah 11:4-11 “Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: [5] That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD. [6] Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them. [7] For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. [8] Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not. [9] And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. [10] They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. [11] Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.”
The Word of God protects us. When we go contrary to the Word of God, He allows evil to come to us, evil that we cannot escape. They cried out to Him in Egypt. He heard their cry, and for Abraham's sake, He sent them a leader in Moses to come and deliver His people.
Exodus 2:23-24 “And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. [24] And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.”
Crying to God is a type of faith. God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who is also called Israel, but the children of Israel did not remember their covenant with God. They've went into idolatry. They triggered the other side of the covenant, which is the curse.
We continue our reading.
Jeremiah 11:12-14 “Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. [13] For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal. [14] Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.”
As long as an individual remains in the broken covenant of the first Adam, they can cry and pray and fast and go to mountains and chant and cut themselves, and it will not move God. We must come out of the broken covenant of the first Adam into the covenant of the Second Adam. This is where our prayer moves heaven.
We conclude our reading.
Jeremiah 11:15-23 “What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. [16] The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. [17] For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal. [18] And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings. [19] But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut Him off from the land of the living, that His name may be no more remembered. [20] But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause. [21] Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand: [22] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine: [23] And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation.”
The child of God, separated from the blood of the first Adam into the blood of the second Adam, does not have to fight their battles. God said, "Vengeance is mine." God can fight those who devise things against you more than you can. Just trust Him.
Vengeance is His. BELIEVE and confess. Jesus Christ, the second Adam, as we've revealed Him from the first Adam. He is the God of the New Covenant, in Christ!
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