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Are you living peacefully with all?

Wednesday, March 17 2010

Jeremiah 29

Verse of the Week: V11 “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”

1. God Thinks Of You

V11 “For I know the thoughts that I think of you, saith the LORD, ...”

Have you been thinking of someone? Most likely the person you are thinking of is close to your heart. How lovely when God assured prophet Jeremiah that He was thinking of Jeremiah. It must have been a great encouragement to Jeremiah as he led a holy and pure life in a world of sinful and wicked people.

Jeremiah 2:13 “For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.”

2. God Thinks Of Peace

V11 “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, …”

What are you thinking today? What you think is what you are! Our Almighty God thinks of peace and indeed He is God of peace. Even the apostle Paul encouraged Christians to think of peace in the world of chaos, conflicts, violence and wars.

Philippians 4:8-9 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.”

3. God Lives Peacefully

V11 “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”

Our loving God encouraged Jeremiah that through it all he would come forth with an expected or a blessed end. Christians shall suffer in this world but at the end of our lives we shall have an expected or blessed end in heaven with God forever. Let us love and encourage one and live peacefully with all men!

Romans 12:18 “If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.”

Prayer of the Week

Dearest God, please help me to live peacefully with all men.

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Are you seeking popularity?

Thursday, March 11 2010

Jeremiah 28

Verse of the Week: V17 “So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.”

1. The Popular Prophet

V3 “Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon.”

Everyone likes to be popular and even the preachers will compromise the truth in order to be popular and grow his church. People prefer to hear comforting lies than painful truth. The prophet Hananiah in order to please his king falsely preached that God shall return all the vessels of the Lord’s house which were taken away by the Babylonians. Instead of preaching repentance and turning to God, he preached a false sense of security and hope.

2 Timothy 4:3-4 “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”

2. The Unpopular Prophet

V14 “For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.”

Alas, the truth hurts as prophet Jeremiah truthfully preached the bad news that the King of Judah and his people shall serve under the rule of King Nebuchadnezzar. The King of Judah and his people hated Jeremiah for the truth. Though Jeremiah was unpopular with his king and his people he could sleep peacefully as the truth of God shall set him free!

John 8:31-32 “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on Him, If you continue in My Word, then are ye My disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

3. The Grave Consequence

V17 “So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.”

Every sin has its grave consequences and God took the life of Hananiah because he lied against God’s truth in order to be popular and to please his king and his people!

Galatians 1:9-10 “And we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.”

Prayer of the Week

Dearest God, please help me to please You and You only.

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