In 42:1-3 the remnant of people who were left in Judah come
to Jeremiah and ask him to pray to the Lord on their behalf to tell them what
they should do: “…that the Lord your God may show us the way we should go, and
the thing that we should do.” (3) So Jeremiah does as they request and ten days
later gave them the word of God. However, he knows that they have no intention
of doing what God has said and makes it very clear what will happen to them
when they disobey (42:19-22).
As I read these words I thought had sadly and tragically
true they are of some who come to worship with the body of Christ today and
listen to the teaching from God’s Word. They seem to want to hear what God is saying to them. But the reality is
they only want to hear a word that puts a stamp of approval on their plans.
They have no intention of obeying God if they don’t like what the Word says to
them. They should be warned. The Bible gives them no assurance of salvation.
They are guilty of presumptuous sins. “Keep back your servant also from
presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be
blameless, and innocent of great transgression.” (Psalm 19:13)
And you and I should pray the prayer of Psalm 19:13 and come to the hearing of God's Word with a heart intent to obey.
Prayer: Father, please keep us from presumptuous sins that
are an offense to your holiness. Help us, Lord, to hunger for your life-giving
Word to lead us in the ways we should go. Help us to come to your Word with a
heart of obedience.
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