Jeremiah 41 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Jeremiah 40:13-41:18 to keep the story in context.

Meditate on verse 10a.

Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people who were in Mizpah …

Gedaliah was appointed by the king of Babylon to care for the remnant in Judah.  Johanan warned him that an enemy named Ishmael was coming to kill him.  Johanan wanted to kill Ishmael for Gedaliah, but Gedaliah forbade him and accused him of lying about Ishmael (Jeremiah 40:13-16).  Gedaliah’s refusal to heed Johanan’s warning resulted in his death and the deaths of many other people, enough to fill a cistern with their corpses.  Ishmael took the ones who were not killed captive to Ammon (Jeremiah 41:1-10).

Heed the warning of this story.  Satan wants sin to capture and destroy you and your family.  God’s Word tells you what sin is and that it brings death to your life.  Do not ignore His warnings and make excuses for why it is okay to do things contrary to God’s will.  Sin is not to be toyed with; sin must be destroyed before it destroys you and those you love.

Use the words from Jeremiah 40:14-15; 41:10 and 12 to pray over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, please kill the sin that wants to take the life of __________ and me.

Do not let it take us captive, so we have to fight against it.

In Your name, Jesus~”