Obedience in Word and Deed

Good morning 🌅

This morning's word from Scripture…📖

Jeremiah 42:6.

“Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us, for we will obey the voice of the LORD our God!”
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For a Christian…
that sounds like an admirable declaration❗️
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Whatever may happen…
they say they will obey the word of the Lord❗️
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Jeremiah accepted the people's request and spent ten days waiting and praying to the Lord.
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The answer from the Lord was…
not to go to Egypt, but to remain where they were…
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However…😓
They had already made up their minds to flee to Egypt😱
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The Lord's will and their own desires were completely opposite…
Although they had already settled on what they wanted,
they said, “We will follow God's will❗️”
That is a confession of faith in words alone.
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I have met such people…both in the past and today…😰
At first, I trusted them…
But even when they knew their own plans, feelings, and judgments were contrary to God's will…
they absolutely refused to change their minds…😥
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Even when I explained it again and again so they could understand,
and showed why their decisions were wrong…
some people clung to their own ideas as though their thinking had been conditioned…
There were surprisingly many.
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And what became of them…😨
Sadly,
things ended in a pitiful way.
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What they wanted to hear were words from Scripture that suited them.
The Lord's answer came second.
That is…
false faith❗️
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May our words and actions agree…
When we hear something different from the decision we have already made…
if we repent of our strong assumptions and follow the Lord sincerely,
we will become blessed people, as Scripture says.

Shalom 😃