Today's Reading:O.T. - Jeremiah 49 - 52
N.T. - Revelation 7
Focus Verses: Jeremiah 50:4-6
4 "In those days, at that time," declares the LORD, "the people of Israel and the people of Judah together will go in tears to seek the LORD their God. 5 They will ask the way to Zion and turn their faces toward it. They will come and bind themselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten. 6 My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their own resting place."
Insight:
Once again, God's plan for redemption is the deeper theme that runs below and beyond all the words of judgment. God's desire is to move people from straying to seeking, from rejection to relationship, from corruption to covenant, and from roaming to resting.
Response and Action:
God is the source of life and blessing. Those who wander away from Him are bound to suffer loss and hardship. I need to be careful about who I follow, because some "shepherds" and "leaders" are going the wrong way. I must also be careful to not let pride or self-confidence cause me to lose sight of my need for God. I need to seek God with my whole heart, and turn my face toward Him.
O Great Shepherd, show me your ways and draw me to yourself. Don't let me stray from you, but instead, help me to find my path, my hope, my stability, and my rest in you. Lead me into truth and life through your Word, your Spirit, your people, your promises, and all that is beautiful and true. Amen.
Proverbs: 19:2
"It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way."
Resources:
Following After God
by Daniel Hill
