The Sinners, The Exiled

Jerem 22:8-10
8 "People from many nations will pass by this city and will ask one another, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?' 9 And the answer will be: 'Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.' "

10 Do not weep for the dead king or mourn his loss;
rather, weep bitterly for him who is exiled,
because he will never return
nor see his native land again.


In this passage, I believe that the Lord is talking about the sinners, who had broken the laws of the Lord God. He says to weep for them because they will not be able to go into the good land, the heaven.

This is how we should be feeling for those who have sinned. We should feel for them so much as to testify to save them. Jesus had a heart for the sinners because he knew they were lost. He tried to save them of their sins, and we should too.

Father God, I thank you for your saving grace. Lord, I pray that your words of truth reign in my life. Lord, take it and use it. Let me be a man to share your grace to others, to those that are lost. Lord, I pray that you be glorified in all these things. I thank you and ask all these things in Jesus name.
Amen.

Sharing The Good News

Jerem 20:7-9
7 O LORD, you deceived ^[b] me, and I was deceived ^[c] ;
you overpowered me and prevailed.
I am ridiculed all day long;
everyone mocks me.

8 Whenever I speak, I cry out
proclaiming violence and destruction.
So the word of the LORD has brought me
insult and reproach all day long.

9 But if I say, "I will not mention him
or speak any more in his name,"
his word is in my heart like a fire,
a fire shut up in my bones.
I am weary of holding it in;
indeed, I cannot.


These are the words from Jeremiah the prophet, where the Lord has given him a word. Many of the words given are bad and disastrous, and every time he gets a word, he obeys the Lord and says it, even though it would not be good to declare doom over the whole land. How much more should we share the grace of God that Jeremiah shares the doom of the people.

We think that its not easy to share God's good words, but Jeremiah is sharing the doom of the people. That must really suck. But if he can do that, then we must also be able to share goodness through Christ Jesus.

Father God, I thank you for your goodness that you have brought to my life. Lord, I pray that I will be able to share your goodness to others, that it will be easier than what Jeremiah did. Lord, I pray that your glory be known through all of these. I pray that you be glorified in all these things and that you give me the opportunity to Do. I thank you Lord and give thank and glory in Jesus name.
Amen.

Complete Faith

John 11:38-40
38So Jesus, again being deeply moved within, came to the tomb. Now it was a ^(AU)cave, and a stone was lying against it.

39Jesus said, "Remove the stone." Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to Him, "Lord, by this time there will be a stench, for he has been dead ^(AV)four days."

40Jesus said to her, "^(AW)Did I not say to you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?"


Already Martha's faith was stumbled as she was questioning why Jesus wanted the tomb of Lazarus. She did not put complete faith in the works of Jesus.

Like Martha, sometimes my faith will only go so far. It sometimes would not be complete faith in God. I would only go half way before stopping, sometimes unknowingly, without complete faith in God. Jesus says to have faith in Him and He will show God's glory.

Father God, I thank you for your greatness and your Love for me. Lord, I pray that this verse of faithfulness, complete faith, strengthen my desire to know you. Lord, let my faith not stray, but be focused completely on you. Lord, I thank you for this word from you. I also pray for the healing touch that is needed for auntie violet. I pray that we press on in prayer. Lord, let the continuous prayer have complete faith in You. I thank you and give you all the glory in Jesus name.
Amen.

He Speaks From The Unexpected

2 Chron 35:20-22
20^(W)After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt came up to make war at ^(X)Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to engage him.

21But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, "^(Y)What have we to do with each other, O King of Judah? I am not coming against you today but against the house with which I am at war, and God has ordered me to hurry. Stop for your own sake from interfering with God who is with me, so that He will not destroy you."

22However, Josiah would not turn away from him, but ^(Z)disguised himself in order to make war with him; nor did he listen to the words of Neco ^(AA)from the mouth of God, but came to make war on the plain of ^(AB)Megiddo.


Sometimes the word of the Lord comes even from the least expected. Here, it comes from the enemy, but is still words from the Lord.

We need to be attune to God's words so that from where ever it may come from, we will know that it is His words and that it is His will.

Father God, I thank you for your word and I want to glorify your name with them. Lord, I pray that your words speak truth. Let me have my spirit be close to yours so that I may learn to hear your words. I want to be able to hear your truth in all these things. I thank you Lord and I want to give you all the glory in Jesus name.
Amen.

True Worship

John 4:23-24
23"But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.

24"God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."


It pleases God to be able to come before Him and be righteous while we worship Him. God delights in those that worship Him in His spirit. His spirit is holy and we need to worship him in true holiness.

When I come before the Lord, I need to have lived a life pleasing to the Lord. I don't want to have had a bad and stressful and sinful and distracting attitude when it comes to giving Him worship. I want to keep myself holy so that when I do worship Him, it will be pleasing.

Father God, I pray for your holiness and your peace. Lord, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to be able to give you worship. Lord, I give you holy worship and praise. I thank you for what you have done for me, for my salvation through Christ Jesus. I give you thanks in all that I do. Let me have a heart holy in your eyes so that the worship that is given be sweet to you. I thank you Lord, I give you all the praises in Jesus glory.
Amen.