Fri.’s Devo - The Only True God

Read: Jeremiah 10:1-11:23; Colossians 3:18-4:18; Psalm 78:56-72; Proverbs 24:28-29 God begged Israel to not be like the other nations who tried to read their future in their horoscopes and made idols out of wood and stone. Their gods were like ‘helpless scarecrows in a cucumber field.’ (That is what my NLT translation says. LOL!) There is nothing to fear in an idol you have to prop up to stand, or that you make with your own hands. It is ridiculous to worship such things. These gods had no power yet they traded the one and only God who made the heavens and the earth for these worthless idols. God is not an idol. He is the Creator of everything. The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name. God told them to pack their bags because they were about to have to leave the land that God gave them. Jeremiah pled with God to pour out his wrath on the people that did not call on his name. God told Jeremiah to remind the people about the consequences of not following his covenant - his laws. He told them what would happen to them if they refused to obey. The blessings and the curses are found in Deuteronomy chapters 1, 27, and 28. Jeremiah was told not to pray for these people anymore because God would not answer them. They had gone too far to be rescued. God also told Jeremiah that his people were plotting to kill him. God had his back. He said that he would punish them. None of them our survive God’s punishment. Their young men would die in battle and the boys and girls would starve to death. In Colossians everyone has to learn submission. Men must learn to submit to God, women to their husbands, children to their parents, and slaves to their masters. The ones being submitted to were also held to a standard. They were to be just and fair and to remember that God was their Master who saw everything from heaven. Paul instructed them to be prayerful and thankful all the time. Live wisely among the unbelievers and let their conversation be godly to be examples to the world. Paul gave a report of the people who had been a help to him in his ministry and who he commended to them. He sent greetings to those he knew in Colossians. Lord, help us to be submissive yet powerful, thankful and prayerful. Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for us.