Daily Devotion and Meditation on the Word of God on January 31, 2009

Hello My Friend; Good day.

Our reading for today is from Jeremiah chapter 46. Jeremiah also prophesied about other nations other than Israel and Judah. This chapter is particularly about the defeat of Egypt by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. This war brought about the transfer of world domination from Egypt to Babylon. Please note that from the beginning of time and the recorded history, this defeat of Egypt indicated the first time any other nation and race dominated the world other than the Africans and the Black race. The life application Bible translation says in verses 8-9, "It is the Egyptian army, boasting that it will cover the earth like a flood, destroying every foe. Then come, O horses and chariots and mighty soldiers of Egypt ! Come, all of you from Cush and Put and Lud who handle the shield and bend the bow !" The African Heritage Edition of King James calls them Ethiopians and Libyans and the Lydians. The Ryrie study Bible says: "O warriors-men of Cush and Put who carry shields." No mention of London, France, Germany, or Italy is made here. This commercial is just to serve notice that this Bible is an African Book and Africans wrote it about themselves. They have to love it and read it and not allow any other people to steal their legacy.

The footnote by the Ryrie version on verse 9, says that men of Cush (Upper Nile region) and Put (N. coast of Africa), and men of Lydia (inhabitants of Asia Minor) were employed as mercenaries by the Egyptians is erroneous and total falsehood which the Europeans writers have perpetrated through the centuries to hide the African involvement and ownership of the Biblical story. It begs the Big question then, who are the Egyptians? Are they not those the Bible calls Put? Were they not Black and Africans?

Look at verses 27 and 28. The message turns again to the Jews who escaped to Egypt and comforts them that though they were punished for a minute due to idol worship, God will surely save them out of the distant places and their descendants from the lands of their exile.

My Friend, lets face it. Today, it does not matter what color or race you belong. God punished both Egyptians and the Jews because of the worship of idol gods instead of the one true God. God is calling the wrold to come to Him through His Son Jesus Christ so we can all belong in one family of faith. Halellujah. Amen.

Prayer for today: (adapted from Ephesians 4:13): Lord help us to build your Church, the Body of Christ and reach unity in faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature and attain the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. For His sake and in His Name we pray. Amen.

Apostle Ndueso Udoiwod.