Wed.’s Devo - The Head and Not the Tail

Read: Jeremiah 49; 2 Kings 24:5-9; 2 Chron. 36: 6-9; Jeremiah 22:24 - end of chapter 23
God’s plan is for his people to be the head and not the tail. They are to be the leaders. When God’s people rebel everything gets turned upside down. The head becomes the tail. That is what had happened to Israel. They were going to be taken into captivity by the people they should have been ruling.
When God judges his people, he also judges the world. This was a time when all the world was being judged and God used Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon to bring his judgment. Nebuchadnezzar means “confusion of the abode of treasure”. It also means “prophesy, the earthen vessel is preserved.” Nebuchadnezzar was a type of anti-christ that was preserved to bring judgment on the earth. Babylon means “confusion”. Confusion destroys faith and stirs up doubt and unbelief which are two things that will keep you from the promised land.
In Jeremiah 23, God came down heavy on the false prophets that prophecy in Baal. They prophesied what the people want to hear and not what God was saying. They prophesied peace when God was saying destruction. They were suppose to be the upholders of truth and God’s Word but instead, they were liars working against God. They brought confusion; God brings peace.
Lord, we rest in the peace that comes from your Word. May we be the head and not the tail.