Jeremiah 47-52 : God promises and He delivers
Opening Prayer : I don't deserve to be heard by you, but I thank you that you are gracious and loving and forgiving and so you are always waiting to hear from me, even though I ignore you all day, when I call you drop what you are doing and listen - oh gracious God, bless me now as I read your word. Help me to read it, hear your voice and live more like you each day - AMEN.
having outlined curses and judgement against many peoples and fortelling using the Babylonians to do the punishing - God now turns to the babylonians and outlines what he will do with them - and al because people would trust God and follow him.
hmm - that's a bit scary really - Jer 52 is where the story begins to reveal what happened - all the things promised basically - cos that is one thing about God - when he promises something, he delivers, every time.
I have been reading Jesus Freaks - the stories of different martyrs of Christ - I feel humbled - they faced so much and I, I face a bit of rejection from friends, but questioning interest from non-christians- and how feeble is my efforts at standing up for God. Most of the people I know live lives of unseeing compromise [me too] cos we have everything, cos our lives are easy, what do we need to change or gain? I'll tell you what a true living out of our, I need to gain a true living out of my faith - what does it matter what other people are doing - I have a personal relationship with the God of the universe - I have forgiveness and hope and grace - I have the Holy Spirit within and He can empower me, make be bold, give me words to say.
Things really are easy - at the moment the big worry of my life is that I may have lost the friendship and trust of one of the young guys from church - oh and feeling like I am not happy with being single - that is it - everything else is fine - and those things can get me down down down - what a goober I am. How unfocused on God, how looking at me and myself and not really caring about others.
Dunno how to change it - apart from the obvious - looking to God, and remembering all I have - and doing that during the day - I don't talk to God much during the day, which is probably why I can have a day where I start :D and end :( - cos I am looking to see the proof that I am losing a friend, rather than looking to see how I can give away the truth about Jesus and his salvation, rather than looking to God and knowing that in him I have a God, a Father, a Saviour, a Friend someone who loves me unconditionally and will never ever let me down cos I have access to Him through His son dying for me.
Fine words - help me live them.
Prayer:
A: power, control, history, strength, never thrawted, controls all from the biggest company to the smallest cell.
C: hate, lust, anger, selfishness, looking inward not upward, foul language in my mind, taking not giving, fear not faith
T: so many materially goood things, friends, family, church, a place to fit in, love, God's love, jesus death, Spirit to speak to me, for getting time off for the move, for PL taking time off he needs a break, for snakey's questions,
S: peace, not fear but love, looking to God, joy cos I remember I am saved, hear the Spirit and do what He says, no hatred, love and give even when I don't get anything back, love like jesus, not take things personally, for snakey as he seeks the truth, james and mel, jo and houghdy, mate and kate, steve and sarah, micah and lily, summer and glen, kylie, b2, rob, carly, james, PL, work, safety for the workers on our site, trusting God, what do I do about being single? peace in Him.
"The sound of a cry comes from Babylon,
the sound of great destruction
from the land of the Babylonians.
The LORD will destroy Babylon;
he will silence her noisy din.
Waves of enemies will rage like great waters;
the roar of their voices will resound.
A destroyer will come against Babylon;
her warriors will be captured,
and their bows will be broken.
For the LORD is a God of retribution;
he will repay in full.
I will make her officials and wise men drunk,
her governors, officers and warriors as well;
they will sleep forever and not awake,"
declares the King, whose name is the LORD Almighty.
- Jer 51:54-57 [NIV]
having outlined curses and judgement against many peoples and fortelling using the Babylonians to do the punishing - God now turns to the babylonians and outlines what he will do with them - and al because people would trust God and follow him.
hmm - that's a bit scary really - Jer 52 is where the story begins to reveal what happened - all the things promised basically - cos that is one thing about God - when he promises something, he delivers, every time.
I have been reading Jesus Freaks - the stories of different martyrs of Christ - I feel humbled - they faced so much and I, I face a bit of rejection from friends, but questioning interest from non-christians- and how feeble is my efforts at standing up for God. Most of the people I know live lives of unseeing compromise [me too] cos we have everything, cos our lives are easy, what do we need to change or gain? I'll tell you what a true living out of our, I need to gain a true living out of my faith - what does it matter what other people are doing - I have a personal relationship with the God of the universe - I have forgiveness and hope and grace - I have the Holy Spirit within and He can empower me, make be bold, give me words to say.
Things really are easy - at the moment the big worry of my life is that I may have lost the friendship and trust of one of the young guys from church - oh and feeling like I am not happy with being single - that is it - everything else is fine - and those things can get me down down down - what a goober I am. How unfocused on God, how looking at me and myself and not really caring about others.
Dunno how to change it - apart from the obvious - looking to God, and remembering all I have - and doing that during the day - I don't talk to God much during the day, which is probably why I can have a day where I start :D and end :( - cos I am looking to see the proof that I am losing a friend, rather than looking to see how I can give away the truth about Jesus and his salvation, rather than looking to God and knowing that in him I have a God, a Father, a Saviour, a Friend someone who loves me unconditionally and will never ever let me down cos I have access to Him through His son dying for me.
Fine words - help me live them.
Prayer:
A: power, control, history, strength, never thrawted, controls all from the biggest company to the smallest cell.
C: hate, lust, anger, selfishness, looking inward not upward, foul language in my mind, taking not giving, fear not faith
T: so many materially goood things, friends, family, church, a place to fit in, love, God's love, jesus death, Spirit to speak to me, for getting time off for the move, for PL taking time off he needs a break, for snakey's questions,
S: peace, not fear but love, looking to God, joy cos I remember I am saved, hear the Spirit and do what He says, no hatred, love and give even when I don't get anything back, love like jesus, not take things personally, for snakey as he seeks the truth, james and mel, jo and houghdy, mate and kate, steve and sarah, micah and lily, summer and glen, kylie, b2, rob, carly, james, PL, work, safety for the workers on our site, trusting God, what do I do about being single? peace in Him.
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