‘I
did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I
did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied’ (Jeremiah 23:21).
Before we can speak for You, Lord, we must take time to listen to You.
Teach us that we dare not attempt to speak for You if we are not
prepared to spend time listening to You. Everything could have been so
different - if ‘these prophets’ had taken time to listen to You: ‘If
they had stood in My council, they would have proclaimed My words to My
people and would have turned them from their evil ways’ (Jeremiah
23:22). Lord, You don't force us to listen to Your Word. You invite us
to listen. The choice is ours. We can allow other things to become more
important than spending time with You. Help us, Lord, never to become
‘too busy’ for the ‘one thing’ that is more important than anything else
- listening to Your Word (Luke 10:41-42).
By Your grace, Lord, You call us to be Your soldiers and servants. Help us not to be "fearful and fainthearted" (Deuteronomy 19:19). Help us to be "good soldiers of Jesus Christ" (2 Timothy 2:3). When we hear your challenging question: "Who is on the Lord's side?", may we give our committed answer: "By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine, we are on the Lord's side; Saviour, we are Thine."
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