Jeremiah 16 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Jeremiah 16.

www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/jer/16/1/s_761001

Meditate on and memorize verse 21.

 

Therefore behold, I am going to make them know—

this time I will make them know My power and My might;

 and they shall know that My name is the LORD.

 

Up to this point in Israel’s history, the nation was famous for the LORD bringing them out of slavery in Egypt.  God was about to banish them to Babylon because of their stubbornness and refusal to listen to Him.  From that point on, they would be remembered for the LORD sending them to Babylon and other nations as punishment for forsaking Him (vs. 10-15).  The Babylonian exile became a cornerstone in Israel’s history.

God was and still is unrelenting in His pursuit of Israel.  He brings calamity on them, rather than allowing them to continue in their iniquity, because He wants them to know that they know that they know He is the LORD (vs. 10, 17, 21).

God pursues you and those you love with the same diligence.  He wants you to know that you know that you know He is the LORD.  He wants you to be like Jeremiah who intimately knew God as his strength, his stronghold, and his refuge (v. 19).

Pray Jeremiah 16:19 and 21 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, You are _______ and my strength and stronghold. 

You are our refuge in the day of distress. 

_________ has inherited nothing but falsehood, futility,

and things of no profit.  Make them know—this time make

them know Your power and might.

 Make them know Your name is the LORD.

In whose name I pray, LORD Jesus~”

 

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