“Carried
off to Babylon” (2 Kings 20:17); “Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!”
(Revelation 14:18 and 18:2). Everything seems to be falling round
about us. We hear so much bad news. We wonder, “What, Lord, do You think
of all this?” Even “in Babylon” there were “the chosen” – people who
belonged to You (1 Peter 5:13). Help us to be Your people – “in the
world” but “not of the world” (John 17:11,16).
You call us, Lord, to return to You. You promise to welcome us (2 Chronicles 30:9). Where does our returning come from? Where does our rejoicing come from? They both come from You. You put it into our hearts - to return to You (2 Chronicles 30:12). What joy there is for us when we return to You - "The good Lord pardons every one who sets his heart to seek God" (2 Chronicles 30:18-19).
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