Sun.’s Devo - Israel's Loss

Read: Lamentations 5; Obadiah 1; 2 Kings 25:22-26; Jeremiah 40-41
Israel had lost everything. They lost their inheritance, their future generations, their provision, their position, and their joy. They had totally lost control of their country. I feel like that is where we are if we don’t vote correctly at this next election. I encourage you not to listen to the media but to the Lord. We have got to see with spiritual eyes what is going on and what the over-all agenda is. If we vote against Israel, we are voting against America. It is not too late for America. God said that Jerusalem would become a refuge for those who escape; a holy place; that one day the people would come back and reclaim their inheritance. We pray that America would be that place.
Gedaliah was set up as the governor of Judah. He told the people what the prophets were saying. They would be safe if they stayed their and submitted to the Babylonians. Ishmael didn’t want God’s Word to thrive so he went to Judah and killed Gedaliah and all the Judea’s and Babylonians who supported Gedaliah. He stirred up a hornet’s nest. The people left were so afraid of what the Babylonians would do that they fled to Egypt for refuge. What a mess! A kingdom that refuses the Word of the Lord spirals out of control quickly.
Lord, help us as a nation to turn to You in our times of trouble. Let us not be side-tracked by the lies and slander that comes out of the mouths of the enemy. Help us to be courageous and not lose heart.