Read: Jeremiah 42:1-44:21; 2 Timothy 2:1-21; Psalm 92:1-93:5; Proverbs 26:3-5
The remnant that was left met together to ask Jeremiah what they should do. They promised to do whatever the Lord said to do. Jeremiah sought the Lord for them and in ten days he came back with God’s answer. God told them not to go to Egypt but to stay there and serve the Babylonians. If they went to Egypt, they would die by sword, famine and plague because the Babylonians would follow them there.
Even though they had promised to do what the Lord said, when they found out what it was, they refused to do it. They packed up and went to Egypt instead.
God sent Jeremiah a word for the people living in Lower Egypt. He reminded them of the disaster that he had brought on Jerusalem and told him that he would do the same to them because they worshipped other gods and burned incense to the Egyptian idols. He warned them to get rid of these idols and told them that the Babylonians would raid them and burn all their silly idols. The women that worshipped the sun and burned the incense refused to listen and do what God said. It is amazing to see the rebellion in the people. No wonder God was bringing so much disaster on them. It hurts to read it but I know it hurt God much more to watch it.
To sum up what Paul said here are four points he made. To live with Christ you have to die to yourself. To reign with Christ, we have to endure this life. To stay his, we have to keep him in our hearts and he will remain faithful to those who remain faithful to him. Paul also talked about all the articles in a house and how some of them are used for noble uses like lights and furniture and how some are used for ignoble uses like the commode. We can choose which we are by cleansing ourselves. It is better to be a refrigerator than a septic tank!
Lord, make us useful instruments in your house.
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