Jeremiah 4 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read Jeremiah 4.

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Meditate on verse 14.

 

Wash your heart from evil, O

 Jerusalem, that you may be saved. 

How long will your wicked

thoughts lodge within you?

 

The people of Judah had heart issues.  Bitter evil touched their hearts; the wicked thoughts lodged within them made their hearts evil (vs. 14, 18).  God told them to “remove the foreskins” of their sin hardened hearts (v. 4).  His approaching judgment would make the heart of the king and the princes fail (v. 9).

When God told Jeremiah of the coming devastation because of the people’s rebellious ways, his soul was in anguish.  Jeremiah cried out, “Oh, my heart! My heart is pounding in me” (v. 19).

The Word of the LORD caused Jeremiah’s heart to pound.  His heart was tender towards God.  His Word so affected Jeremiah he spent 53 years of his life not keeping silent but proclaiming the Word of God.

How does God’s Word impact you?  Is your heart hardened by the deceitfulness of sin, or is it circumcised by Jesus Christ (Hebrews 3:13; Colossians 2:11)?

Pray Jeremiah 4:19 and 22 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, may _______ and my heart pound

 when we hear Your Word.

Let us not keep silent about what we hear.

Do not let us be foolish people.

Let us know You, LORD.

Stop us from being stupid children

who have no understanding.

Do not let us be shrewd to do evil.

Teach us how to do good.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

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