We
thank You, Lord, that Jeremiah kept on speaking to people who had given
up on worshipping You (Jeremiah 22:9). His message was clear: ‘O land,
land, land, hear the Word of the Lord?’ (Jeremiah 22:29). Lord, You're
speaking Your Word to us. Are we listening? You're looking for people
who will listen to You. You want us to pay attention to Your Word. Your
Word is like ‘the sound of a trumpet.’ It demands our attention. Many
people say, ‘We will not listen.’ Your Word shows us ‘the good way’ and
calls us to ‘walk in it.’ Many people say, ‘We will not walk in it.'
What about us, Lord? What do we say to You? What is our response to Your
Word? We thank You, Lord, for Your Word of warning: ‘I am bringing
disaster on this people... because they have not listened to My Word.’
May we not bring this judgment on ourselves. Help us to listen to Your
Word and walk in Your way (Jeremiah 6:16-19).
Lord, help us never to think, “We are blessed because we are obedient.” Help us always to say, “We are blessed because You love us and Jesus died for us.” Your love for us, Jesus’ death for us: This is where the blessing comes from – and it’s where our obedience comes from! We think of Your great love for us. We think of Jesus, crucified for us. We say, “Lord, You love me. Help me to love You.” We say, “Jesus, You died for me. Help me to live for You.” This is how Your blessing comes to us – You show us how much You love us, You put Your love into our hearts, the obedience grows stronger – and so does the blessing!
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