Hello My Friend; Good day.
Our reading for today is from Jeremiah chapter 38. This is a very interesting passage for many reasons: King Zedekiah was so confused that he listened to everyone but could not make up his mind on the right thing to do. In chapter 37:21 he agreed that Jeremiah should not be killed, but in 38:5, he gave permission for him to be killed. When the officials had put Jeremiah in a cistern so that he might die there, the king was the one who gave permission to Ebed-Melech to go and rescue him. People should ask, how did an African from Ethiopia get to have such an influence on the King of Judah to talk him into giving permission to rescue Jeremiah from the cistern? To those who think or say that Africans had no part in making the Biblical history, there is one instance for your answer. Look again at verse 7. Only a Cushite, a foreigner, cared enough to save the life of a Major Prophet in Israel ! Where were all the Godly people in Judah and Israel?Jeremiah counseled the King after he was rescued from the cistern privately. It seemed that the King finally got it(verses 14-26).
This is a lesson to comfort, all those who serve God. They is a MUST lesson. Jeremiah was repeatedly persecuted by the leaders of Judah for 40 years. Jeremiah was faithful to God because he knew he was not serving man but God. Jeremiah received no popular following, no acclaim, no love, no gratitude, beatten, jailed, forced to leave his home, lowerd into the cistern to die, yet he remained faithful in serving God and his people. How many of us can endure like that? Listen, God does not call us for our personal comfort and glorification, but to duty at our post. God's only guarantee to His servants and children is that He will be with them and give them strength in times of trouble (2 Corinthians 1:3-7. Stop seeking man's approval my friend for the one who called you is the one you ought to answer to for approval. Avoid political correctness in ministry.
Prayer for today:Dear Lord, there are so many voices around but yours is the true voice. Help us to discern the truth and follow it at all cost as Jeremiah did and be blessed through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Apostle Ndueso Udoiwod.
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ReplyDeletePraise the Lord; A Cushite; Jesus said that non Israelites would have more faith than Israel... so it makes sense. King David's closest men were Hamites or what we call Africans today. Thank you for the devotional.
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