Sun.’s Devo - A Righteous King is Coming

Read: Jeremiah 22:1-23:20; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12; Psalm 83:1-18; Proverbs 25:11-14 Jeremiah was sent to speak to the king face to face. He was to tell King Zedekiah to stop robbing the people, mistreating the poor and murdering the innocent. Josiah had been a good king who gave justice and help to the poor and everything had gone good for him, but the last three kings: Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim and Jehoiachin had done the opposite. *** Jeremiah told them that when Jehoiakim is dragged out of Jerusalem, the people will not mourn for him. His son, Jehoiachin will take his place and God would abandon him also. He would be handed over to Nebuchadnezzar and be taken to Babylon where he would die. None of his children would ascend to the throne. All the shepherds who were supposed to care for the people will be taken away. They will be judged for the evil they had done. *** At the appointed time, God will gather a remnant from the countries they are scattered to and bring them back. Then they will be fruitful and increase in number. God will appoint responsible shepherds to care for them. A righteous descendant of David will be their King and he will do what is just and right. His name will be The Lord Is Our Righteousness. *** God rebuked the prophets of Jerusalem because they committed adultery and loved dishonesty. They encouraged evil and would not repent. He likened them to the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. God will cause them to drink poison for what they have done. Jeremiah warned the people not to listen to what they said. They didn’t speak for the Lord. In the end, they will understand that Jeremiah spoke the truth. *** In Paul’s second letter to the church in Thessalonica, he commends them again of their faith and love for one another in the midst of all their persecution. He tells them that God will justify them and give them rest. His angels will bring judgment on those that still refuse to obey the Lord. They will receive punishment with eternal destruction and forever be separated from the Lord. Lord we pray with Paul asking for you to enable us to live a life worthy of the call on our lives. May you give us the power to accomplish all the good things our faith prompts us to do and may the name of Jesus be honored because of the way we live.