Post by Woody Williams on Jul 9, 2007 6:55:45 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Jeremiah 6:10-12
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To whom shall I speak and give warning,
that they may hear?
See, their ears are closed,
they cannot listen.
The word of the LORD is to them an object of scorn;
they take no pleasure in it.
But I am full of the wrath of the LORD;
I am weary of holding it in.
Pour it out on the children in the street,
and on the gatherings of young men as well;
both husband and wife shall be taken,
the old folk and the very aged.
Their houses shall be turned over to others,
their fields and wives together;
for I will stretch out my hand
against the inhabitants of the land,
says the LORD.
Devotional
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Prophets have a difficult job. They are called to speak the truth
that will call people to repentance and transformation. However, many
people do not desire such change. Jeremiah suffered this kind of
rejection as the people rejected God's message which he brought. The
result of not heeding the message to change is to experience the
wrath of God. They will be abandoned to the consequences of their
choice.
Prayer
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O God, move my heart to desire the changes that will bind me to you
forever. Amen
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To whom shall I speak and give warning,
that they may hear?
See, their ears are closed,
they cannot listen.
The word of the LORD is to them an object of scorn;
they take no pleasure in it.
But I am full of the wrath of the LORD;
I am weary of holding it in.
Pour it out on the children in the street,
and on the gatherings of young men as well;
both husband and wife shall be taken,
the old folk and the very aged.
Their houses shall be turned over to others,
their fields and wives together;
for I will stretch out my hand
against the inhabitants of the land,
says the LORD.
Devotional
----------
Prophets have a difficult job. They are called to speak the truth
that will call people to repentance and transformation. However, many
people do not desire such change. Jeremiah suffered this kind of
rejection as the people rejected God's message which he brought. The
result of not heeding the message to change is to experience the
wrath of God. They will be abandoned to the consequences of their
choice.
Prayer
----------------
O God, move my heart to desire the changes that will bind me to you
forever. Amen