Sun.’s Devo - Preservation

Read: Jeremiah 8:4-chapter 11
The path that God’s people were on was leading them to self-destruction. The devil’s goal is to kill, steal, and destroy, but when he can get us to do his job on ourselves, he is being more than a conqueror. Judah’s heart was completely deceived into worshiping anything and everything but God. The word that Jeremiah brought the people was one of sadness and grief over their sin. He told them the consequences of their ways if they continued in them. Instead of repenting, they plotted to kill Jeremiah for speaking the Word of the Lord. His enemies were the men of Ananthoth which means “affliction”. I see this happening in the Body today. When a godly man stands up against the wiles of the enemy and exposes the devil’s schemes, the devil will try to take that person out with affliction. It might look like cancer or another disease, but God promises to punish the devil for this. We need to discern where the root is and pull it up.
God talked about a conspiracy against him which was people returning to the sins of their ancestors. We all have ancestors that have done things wrong. We can sever the power of their sins with the blood of Jesus, or we can return and do the same thing and continue the cycle. We must put the axe to the root of the sin and cut it down. That means we find scriptures in the Bible that have to do with that sin and we confess them over ourselves and stay away from things that tempt us. We can win over ancestral sins and curses.
We join with Jeremiah in praying: “I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course. So correct us, Lord, but please be gentle.” Teach us to wield our sword to victory.