Read: Lamentations 5; Obadiah 1; 2 Kings 25:22-26; Jeremiah 40-41
I wonder why the people bothered to ask Jeremiah what God was saying if they never intended on obeying or believing it. They even went so far as to say that they would obey the lord even if they didn’t like what he said, but they were lying. God always needs a witness. His word has to go forth for it to be accomplished. They were sealing their own death warrants by asking. These people were the remnant - the nation’s last hope of repentance. They wanted to know whether to stay in Judah or go to Egypt. God said that if they stayed in their land, he would take care of them and they would be safe and prosper, but f they went to Egypt, they would be killed by war and famine. They chose death. That just seems stupid to us that look on, but it is no different than what we see in our land right now. People are choosing lies and things that lead to death instead of truth and the things that lead to life. Even the remnant is choosing to fear rather than fight. We are losing hope rather than trusting in the Lord.
The Lord was so mad at his people, he withdrew the power of his name from them. What a terrible thing to take away. It was his way of saying he was disowning them. God has given us his name to declare his Word and when we don’t use it or use it wrongly we are taking it in vain which is one of the Ten Commandments. We need to honor the blood and His name. We need to use them to accomplish His will on the earth.
We pray in the name of Jesus, that our nation would turn and seek You first. We plead the blood of Jesus over our families and our nation. May Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
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