Hello My Friend; Good day,
Our reading for today is from Jeremiah chapter 35. This is a very interesting story. Jeremiah employed various tactics to frighten the Jews out of disobedience to God, but none seemed to work. In this chapter, he invited the children from the family of Rechab into one of the offices in the temple and offered them wine. Now the Rechabites had a family code of conduct similar to that of the Nazirites which their ancestor gave them instruction not to drink wine and to dwell in tents throughout their generations. They were originally known as the Kenites(see 1 Chronicles 2:55). In this story, they refused to drink the wine given to them by Prophet Jeremiah. Jeremiah used their obedience to the rule of their ancestor to convict the people of Jerusalem who disobeyed their God while the Rechabites obeyed their father completely. Look at verse 16:"The family of Rechabites have obeyed their father completely, but you have refused to listen to me." See also the blessings that came to the Rechabites in verse 19:"The Lord, the God of Israel, says that because you have obeyed your father in every respect, he shall always have descendants who will worship me."
My Friend, obeying your father and mother is commanded by God. Please read Exodus 20:12; Matthew 15:4; and Ephesians 6:1-3. The Rechabites were by far better than the original Israelites because they obeyed their father and by doing so obeyed God. How do you treat your parents today? If your parents are not living, how about your elders and your leaders? The eternal blessings of God are upon those who obey simple fatherly Godly instructions.
Prayer for today:
Adapted from verse 19: May the Lord God of Israel bless all those who obey their parents for this is the only commandment of God that comes with a promise. May you live long on this earth and be blessed with descendants who worship God. Halellujah. Amen.
Apostle Ndueso Udoiwod.
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