Thurs.’s Devo - The Only Wise God

Read: Jeremiah 10:1-11:23; Colossians 3:18-4:18; Psalm 78:56-72; Proverbs 24:28-29 Jeremiah warned them against reading the stars like the heathen and making idols out of wood and metals to worship. Worshipping man-made idols made no rational sense. God made heaven and earth by his power and everything in it. He is the only one worthy of our worship. Jeremiah told them to pack their bags and prepare to be taken out of their land into exile because that was exactly what was going to happen. The irony of it was that there was no physical evidence of an enemy coming to take them away. Jeremiah was seeing into the future and they could only see what was right before them. Jeremiah warned them that God was going to suddenly uproot them. Families would be divided, never to be reunited. Flocks would be scattered and towns destroyed. God reminded them of the covenant he had given Moses and the people of Israel when they came out of Egypt. He told them to go back and read it. It would show them their sins and tell them what the penalty of turning from the law is. God saw all their idolatry and had given up on their return so he told Jeremiah to stop praying for them. God saw great judgement for Anathoth, Jeremiah’s home town because of the harm they wanted to bring to Jeremiah. Paul addressed everyone in the household to love and honor and respect one another. Then he addressed the employer or slave to work as they were working for the Lord. The master was told to be just and fair and reminded that they were masters of Christ. Paul personally commended people by name for their gracious deeds. Lord, may we be sure to carry out the ministry the Lord gives us. May we do it with love and honor.