Fri.’s Devo - Establish Our Hearts in You

Read: Jer. 14:11-16:15; 1 Thes. 2:10-3:13; Ps. 80:1-19; Pr. 25:1-5 Jeremiah cries out for the people and for mercy but God told him that even if Moses or Samuel tried to change his mind, He wouldn’t. They had three choices: death by sword, death by famine, or captivity. Those that went into captivity would be scattered throughout the earth. This remnant will be preserved and treated well in a foreign land. Those killed will not even have the privilege of being buried. God will take peace from them along with His lovingkindness and mercy. When the people ask why God would pronounce such a sentence of calamity on them, Jeremiah was to tell them that it was because they forsook Him and worshipped other gods worse than their fathers before them. What was happening in Thessalonians was the opposite of what was happening in Jeremiah. In Thessalonians Paul is expressing his thankfulness of the way the members of the church in Thessalonica have continued to grow during his absence. News of their faithfulness had spread across Macedonia and Achaia and though Paul longed to visit with them, he had other things he needed to do first. So Paul prayed that their love toward God and one another increase that their hearts would be established and unblameable before God when Jesus returned. This is our prayer also.