{Jeremiah 42 & 43}
A handful remains. The destitute, the impoverished, the rejected.
They are pleading for guidance, asking Jeremiah to beseech God on their behalf.
They chorus in unison, “Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God.”
My mind instantly goes back to a previous group of people. Wanderers in a wilderness. It’s a familiar line.
“All that the LORD hath spoken we will do.”
Another futile promise quickly broken. Good intentions. Yet even the best of intentions have no power in themselves. Only the strength of Christ behind them can give power to fulfill.
Jeremiah conveys God’s instruction merely to be immediately reproached as construing the words of the Lord. Their promise, only 10 days old, is broken, and they will reap the consequences of disobedience.
Their foolish choice is hard to breeze-over. Yet when I pause to ponder, I realize that I have often been just as foolish.
I beg for God’s guidance and tell Him I will follow whatever He says, yet when His revealed will differs from my perceived ideas, I sometimes struggle to accept. It all boils down to my commitment though. The best of intentions will fail, but if I avail myself of His power, I have no option of failure.
No comments:
Post a Comment