Devotion 840
“The Dearth”
Reference Jeremiah chapter 14
The dearth is simply the absence of the Word of God. The Word of God is what creates, produces, and protects. The prophets were prophesying to the people, but it was only out of their own hearts and minds. It was not a word from God. The Lord tells Jeremiah that what the prophet was telling the people was not from Him.
Let's read.
Jeremiah 14:1-6 “The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. [2] Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. [3] And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. [4] Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads. [5] Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass. [6] And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.”
The dearth was everywhere. Animals had nothing to eat. Children couldn't find sustenance. The nobles covered their heads in shame. There was no rain. The land is dry. A picture of the spiritual condition of Israel. Everything that happens in the physical begins in the spiritual.
We continue our reading.
Jeremiah 14:7-12 “O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. [8] O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night? [9] Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not. [10] Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. [11] Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good. [12] When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.”
There is only one way for sins to be forgiven, and that is through the new blood. Jesus Christ is the new blood. He is the Word of God. When the Word of God is rejected, Jesus Christ is rejected. The new blood is rejected. God is rejected.
We continue our reading.
Jeremiah 14:13-15 “Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. [14] Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. [15] Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.”
The prophets spoke in the name of God, but God said, "I send them not. Neither have I commanded them." The Lord Jesus said, "In that day, they will say, 'Lord, we prophesy in your name,' and He will say, 'I never knew you.”
Matthew 7:22-23 “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? [23] And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
The only way to know Jesus Christ is through death out of the old blood and resurrection in the new blood. He is the Word of God. You become one with the Word of God in resurrection The only way to know the Word of God is to be moved by the blood of the first Adam into His blood, the new blood, to become one with the Word through death, burial, and resurrection.
Let your faith be confirmed with the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Then you are one with the Word. You are one with God. Now you are led by the Spirit of God.
We conclude our reading.
Jeremiah 14:16-22 “And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them. [17] Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow. [18] If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. [19] Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble! [20] We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee. [21] Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us. [22] Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.”
Jeremiah will not stop crying out to the Lord for his people, and that's what we must do: cry out to the Lord for our people. Lord, forgive their sins. Turn your eyes upon them. Let your Spirit draw them to you, Lord, that your grace may abound.
Turn to the Lord, BELIEVE and confess Jesus Christ, the second Adam, as we reveal Him from the first Adam. The Grace of God, in Christ!
Reference Jeremiah chapter 14
The dearth is simply the absence of the Word of God. The Word of God is what creates, produces, and protects. The prophets were prophesying to the people, but it was only out of their own hearts and minds. It was not a word from God. The Lord tells Jeremiah that what the prophet was telling the people was not from Him.
Let's read.
Jeremiah 14:1-6 “The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. [2] Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. [3] And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. [4] Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads. [5] Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass. [6] And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.”
The dearth was everywhere. Animals had nothing to eat. Children couldn't find sustenance. The nobles covered their heads in shame. There was no rain. The land is dry. A picture of the spiritual condition of Israel. Everything that happens in the physical begins in the spiritual.
We continue our reading.
Jeremiah 14:7-12 “O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. [8] O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night? [9] Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not. [10] Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. [11] Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good. [12] When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.”
There is only one way for sins to be forgiven, and that is through the new blood. Jesus Christ is the new blood. He is the Word of God. When the Word of God is rejected, Jesus Christ is rejected. The new blood is rejected. God is rejected.
We continue our reading.
Jeremiah 14:13-15 “Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. [14] Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. [15] Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.”
The prophets spoke in the name of God, but God said, "I send them not. Neither have I commanded them." The Lord Jesus said, "In that day, they will say, 'Lord, we prophesy in your name,' and He will say, 'I never knew you.”
Matthew 7:22-23 “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? [23] And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”
The only way to know Jesus Christ is through death out of the old blood and resurrection in the new blood. He is the Word of God. You become one with the Word of God in resurrection The only way to know the Word of God is to be moved by the blood of the first Adam into His blood, the new blood, to become one with the Word through death, burial, and resurrection.
Let your faith be confirmed with the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Then you are one with the Word. You are one with God. Now you are led by the Spirit of God.
We conclude our reading.
Jeremiah 14:16-22 “And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them. [17] Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow. [18] If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. [19] Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble! [20] We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee. [21] Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us. [22] Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.”
Jeremiah will not stop crying out to the Lord for his people, and that's what we must do: cry out to the Lord for our people. Lord, forgive their sins. Turn your eyes upon them. Let your Spirit draw them to you, Lord, that your grace may abound.
Turn to the Lord, BELIEVE and confess Jesus Christ, the second Adam, as we reveal Him from the first Adam. The Grace of God, in Christ!
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