Jeremiah 22 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Jeremiah 22.

Meditate on and memorize this phrase from verses 2 and 29.

Hear the Word of the LORD.

Hear the Word of the LORD!

Jeremiah’s next pulpit was at the palace of the king of Judah.  He delivered a six point sermon.  The LORD told the king, his servants, and all the people to do the following (Jeremiah 22:3):

1.     Do justice.

2.     Do righteousness.

3.     Deliver the one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor.

4.     Do not mistreat the stranger, orphan, or widow.

5.     Do not do violence to the stranger, orphan, or widow.

6.     Do not shed innocent blood.

If the king and his people obeyed God, they would continue to have a king on the throne; if they disobeyed, God would make the palace a desolation (Jeremiah 22:4-5).  King Jehoiakim refused to hear and heed the Word of the LORD.  He was intent on his own dishonest gain, shedding innocent blood, and practicing oppression and extortion (Jeremiah 22:17).  God promised him “a donkey’s burial, dragged off and thrown out beyond the gates of Jerusalem” (Jeremiah 22:19).

Hear the Word of the LORD!  What is God saying to you and those you love?  God does not want your life to be desolate.  Sin desolates life; obedience is required to avert desolation.  Ask God to show you how you are disobeying Him.  Repent of the things God will reveal to you and commit to God that you want to walk obediently with Him.

Pray the opposite of Jeremiah 22:21 to be true in your life and the lives of those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, when You speak to _________ and me, we will listen!

Forgive the practices from our youth not to obey Your voice.

Help us to practice obedience now!

Let it be the practice of our children from their youth to obey Your voice.

In Your name, Jesus~”