Jeremiah 28 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Jeremiah 28.

Meditate on and memorize this phrase from verse 15.

The LORD has not sent you,

 and you have made this people trust in a lie.

Jeremiah was preaching the yoke sermon when another prophet, Hananiah, started preaching a false yoke sermon.  Hananiah preached what the people wanted to hear instead of the truth of God’s Word.  He told the people their exile to Babylon would last a brief two years then everything would be back to normal.  Hananiah even took the yoke off of Jeremiah’s neck (Jeremiah was a walking sermon illustration) and broke it.  God told Jeremiah to tell Hananiah his false prophecy would put the people into yokes of iron, and he would be dead within that year because he had counseled rebellion against the LORD (Jeremiah 28:1-17).

Hear and heed the Word of the LORD (Jeremiah 13:15)!  Appraise what you hear and read by the Word of God.  Are you trusting in the truth of the Bible or are you trusting in a lie?  Ironclad bondage can occur when you do not hear the true Word from God.

Use Jeremiah 28:15-16 to pray for God’s protection from the “Hananiahs,” for youself and those whom you guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, protect _________ and me from false prophets like Hananiah,

prophets that You have not sent. 

Do not let us trust in a lie.

 Let us not listen to anyone who would counsel rebellion against You, LORD.

For Your name’s sake, Jesus~”