Jeremiah 36 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Jeremiah 36.

Meditate on and memorize verse 7.

Perhaps their supplication will come before the LORD,

and everyone will turn from his evil way,

for great is the anger and the wrath

that the LORD has pronounced against this people.

Jeremiah had been preaching the Word of the LORD for 23 years.  God told him to write those Words on a scroll.  Jeremiah dictated God’s messages to his scribe, Baruch; it took him a year to write them all.  After Baruch wrote God’s Word, Jeremiah told him to read all of the Words to the people at the LORD’s house (Jeremiah 36:1-9). 

Notice the various responses to God’s Word.  When the people heard the Words, one of the men, Micaiah, went to the palace and declared to the king’s officials all the Words he had heard.  When the officials heard God’s Words, they were afraid and told the king all of the Words.  When the king heard the Words, he took a knife, cut off sections of the scroll, and threw them into the fire.

What is your response to the Word of God?  Do you tell others what you read and hear?  Do God’s Words cause you to fear and honor Him?  Or, do you treat the Bible with contempt, cutting out the parts you do not like or think apply to you?

As a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7), pray for yourself and those you guard in prayer to have a Jeremiah 36:7 response to the Word of God and not a Jeremiah 36:24 reaction.

“LORD, may the supplication of _________ and me come before You.

We want to turn from our evil way,

 so You do not have to pronounce Your anger and wrath against us.

In fear of Your Word, we rend our garments in mourning for our sins against You.

Because of Your name, Jesus~”