Jeremiah 24 - Praying God's Word

Please read Jeremiah 24.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/jer/24/1/s_769001

Meditate on verse 7.

I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the LORD;

 and they will be My people, and I will be their God,

 for they will return to Me with their whole heart.

God took Jeremiah back to His temple to preach the fig sermon. The LORD showed Jeremiah two baskets of figs; one contained very rotten figs, and the other contained very good figs (v 2). The good figs represented the people exiled to Babylon. At the time of this sermon, ten thousand Jews had recently been taken captive to Babylon (2 Kings 24:10-17). God promised to keep His eyes on them for good, to build them up, plant them, give them a heart to know Him, and bring them back to the land of Israel (vs. 5-7). Those left behind in Jerusalem were like the bad figs that were too rotten to eat. God promised to destroy them (vs. 8-10).

Which fig are you? Is God taking you through trials of exilic proportions for the purpose of building and planting you? He wants you firmly established in Him, so you will not be overthrown and plucked up. God has His eyes on you for good.

Pray Jeremiah 24:2 and 7 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, make _________ and me first-ripe, very good figs.

  Do not let us be very bad, rotten figs. 

Give us a heart to know You, for You are the LORD. 

Make us Your people and be our God. 

We return to You with our whole heart.

In Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL 2 ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell