Please read Jeremiah 11.
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Meditate on this phrase from verse 4.
Listen to My voice, and do according to all which I command you.
Jeremiah’s next sermon was in the cities of Judah and the
streets of Jerusalem (v. 6). The message from God was simple: “Hear the words
of this covenant and do them” (v. 6). The people responded to the sermon as
their ancestors had done before them; each person walked in the stubbornness of
his evil heart (v. 8). God promised to respond with disaster.
When Jeremiah delivered the message to his hometown of
Anathoth, the people wanted to kill him (Jeremiah 1:1; 11:21). It is not always
easy to tell people the truth of God’s Word. Thankfully, the LORD protected
Jeremiah from those who did not want to hear about His covenant.
When God told Jeremiah the message, he responded with:
“Amen, O LORD” (v. 5). When the people heard the message, they responded with:
“Let us cut him off from the land of the living that his name be remembered no
more” (v. 19).
What is your response to the Word of God? Jeremiah’s “amen”
meant, “so be it.” Do you respond to the LORD by saying, “So be it God; I am
ready to do whatever you tell me”?
Pray Jeremiah 11:4-5 and 8 over yourself and those for whom
you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD, help _________ and me listen to Your voice
and do according to all which You command us.
We want to be Your people, and we want You to be our God.
Do not let us walk after the stubbornness of our evil hearts.
Amen, O LORD Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN on the
WALL 2 ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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