Sun.’s Devo - Honoring God

Read: Jeremiah 51:54-52:34; Titus 3:1-15; Psalm 100:1-5; Proverbs 26:18-19
As Babylon is breathing down the necks of Jerusalem, God gives Jeremiah a prophesy to take with him to Babylon. He was to deliver it to the staff officer in Babylon. It was all about how God was going to do to Babylon what they had done to Jerusalem. Jeremiah was to read it then throw it into the Euphrates River with a rock tied to it so it would sink. It would be a picture of the sinking of Babylon.
Here is a little king history. Josiah was a good king. He had two sons, Jehoiakim and Zedekiah. Jehoiakim was Josiah’s successor but he was taken captive to Babylon and Zedekiah was made king by Nebuchadnezzar instead of Zedekiah’s son. Zedekiah tried to escape when the walls of Jerusalem came down and he was captured, his sons killed and his eyes gouged out. The people were taken to Babylon except for a small group of the poorest people. The officers and priests were taken and executed in Babylon. A total of 4,600 people were taken to Babylon.
After 37 years of exile, Jehoiakim was brought out of prison and given a seat of honor. He was fed from the king’s table for the rest of his life.
Our people in America need to heed Titus 3:1. We live in a day where there is little respect for those in office and everyone feels the need to voice their disagreements. It is doing our country no good, but a country is not judged by the people who are ignorant, it is judged by God’s people. So we as Christians need to honor who God puts in office and stand behind them because to rebel against them is to rebel against God. Period.
We just read in Jeremiah, that God told his people to serve Babylon even though it was so evil.
Paul reminded them that there was a time when they weren’t saved and were deceived and enslaved by their passions so we cannot judge another person’s life before the Lord. We were all sinners at one time.
They were told to avoid foolish controversies and arguments about the law because they were unprofitable and useless. It is useless to argue with someone who has their mind set on what they believe. It will only make you upset when you need to love them instead.
Lord, help us to be thankful and always praising You for what you are doing.