Wed.’s Devo - Buy the Field

Read: Jeremiah 31:27-32:44; 1 Timothy 3:1-16; Psalm 88:1-18; Proerbs 25:20-22 God told Jeremiah of the day when the population of people and animals would increase in Jerusalem. People would no longer be cursed with the sins of their parents but would bear the responsibility of their own sins. God was going to give Israel a new covenant. It would no longer be a written, oral covenant like before which they broke. The new covenant would be written on their hearts. They would not need to learn about God, they would instinctly know them. God will forgive their wickedness and not remember their sins. *** God would rebuild Jerusalem. It will be holy to the Lord and never captured or destroyed again. *** God told Jeremiah that his cousin, Hanamel would come to him and ask him to buy his field at Anathoth. By law, he had the right to buy it first. Just like God said, Hanamel came to visit Jeremiah in prison and asked him if he wanted to buy his field in Anathoth. He bought it which must have looked silly since he was prophesying that they would be taken by the Babylonians and taken as prisoners to Babylon. He bought it for 17 pieces of silver. He signed and sealed the deed before witnesses. *** Jeremiah told Baruch to take the sealed deed and the unsealed copy and put them in a pottery jar to preserve them for a long time. One day the people would return and again own property her in this land and would buy and sell houses. God would find joy in doing good for them at that time. *** In Timothy, Paul gives the requirements of a church leader. He must be a seasoned follower of Christ who runs his family with integrity and wisdom adhering to the Spirit of God. Deacons and wives of leaders must be filled with righteousness, faith and self-control. They must conduct their lives as an example of how God leads his family. *** The Church was to the the pillar and foundation of the truth. *** Lord, may we live our lives as living epistles that others can read and find love, truth and understanding.