Devotion 868
“Tragedy Draws Many To The Lord”
Reference Jeremiah chapter 42
After the tragedy of Gedeliah, the men of Israel seek help from the Lord.
Let’s read:
Jeremiah 42:1-3 “Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near, [2] And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) [3] That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.”
That’s the prayer we should all pray. That the LORD GOD shall show is the way we may walk daily, and what to do.
Today, we know Jesus Christ is the Way, and what to do is place our faith exclusively in His blood shed, to escape from the blood of first Adam.
We continue our reading:
Jeremiah 42:4-10 “Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you. [5] Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us. [6] Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God. [7] And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah. [8] Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, [9] And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him; [10] If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.”
The Lord will allow evil to befall us if we forsake His Word. He will assuredly protect us if we keep His Word. His Word protects. His Word is Jesus Christ.
We continue our reading.
Jeremiah 42:11 ‘Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.’
Those were the Word to Joshua. “I am with you.” Remember today that He is with you always by His Word.
We continue our reading.
Jeremiah 42:12-18 “And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land. [13] But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God, [14] Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: [15] And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there; [16] Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die. [17] So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. [18] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.”
His Word is a blessing to us if we heed, and a curse to us if we forsake. The choice is always ours.
We conclude our reading.
Jeremiah 42:19-22 “The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day. [20] For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it. [21] And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you. [22] Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn.”
They asked the Lord for the way but refused to enter because of fear, a type of unbelief. Through logic, they saw Egypt as a safer place than Babylon.
The safe place is not Egypt or Babylon. The safe place is the Word of God in us, and we allowing the Word to direct our path.
Enter the safe place. Allow the Word into your heart. BELIEVE and confess Jesus Christ, the Word of God, as we have revealed Him from the first Adam. The Word is your Way and Protection in Christ.
Reference Jeremiah chapter 42
After the tragedy of Gedeliah, the men of Israel seek help from the Lord.
Let’s read:
Jeremiah 42:1-3 “Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near, [2] And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) [3] That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.”
That’s the prayer we should all pray. That the LORD GOD shall show is the way we may walk daily, and what to do.
Today, we know Jesus Christ is the Way, and what to do is place our faith exclusively in His blood shed, to escape from the blood of first Adam.
We continue our reading:
Jeremiah 42:4-10 “Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you. [5] Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us. [6] Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God. [7] And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah. [8] Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, [9] And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him; [10] If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.”
The Lord will allow evil to befall us if we forsake His Word. He will assuredly protect us if we keep His Word. His Word protects. His Word is Jesus Christ.
We continue our reading.
Jeremiah 42:11 ‘Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.’
Those were the Word to Joshua. “I am with you.” Remember today that He is with you always by His Word.
We continue our reading.
Jeremiah 42:12-18 “And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land. [13] But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God, [14] Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: [15] And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there; [16] Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die. [17] So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. [18] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.”
His Word is a blessing to us if we heed, and a curse to us if we forsake. The choice is always ours.
We conclude our reading.
Jeremiah 42:19-22 “The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day. [20] For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it. [21] And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you. [22] Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn.”
They asked the Lord for the way but refused to enter because of fear, a type of unbelief. Through logic, they saw Egypt as a safer place than Babylon.
The safe place is not Egypt or Babylon. The safe place is the Word of God in us, and we allowing the Word to direct our path.
Enter the safe place. Allow the Word into your heart. BELIEVE and confess Jesus Christ, the Word of God, as we have revealed Him from the first Adam. The Word is your Way and Protection in Christ.
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