DLCM DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL
HOW TO ESCAPE GOD'S JUDGMENT
20TH , JUNE 2022
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 1 Timothy 1-6
TEXT: Jeremiah 22:1-12
1 Thus says the Lord: “Go down to the house of the king of Judah,
and there speak this word,
2 and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord,
O king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David, you and your servants and
your people who enter these gates!
3 Thus says the Lord: “Execute judgment
and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor.
Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the
widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
4 For if you indeed do this thing, then
shall enter the gates of this house, riding on horses and in chariots,
accompanied by servants and people, kings who sit on the throne of David.
5 But if you will not hear these
words, I swear by Myself,” says the Lord, “that this house shall
become a desolation.” ’ ”
6 For thus says the Lord to
the house of the king of Judah: “You are Gilead
to Me, The head of Lebanon; Yet I
surely will make you a wilderness, Cities which are not inhabited.
7 I will prepare destroyers against you, Everyone
with his weapons; They shall cut down your choice cedars And cast them into
the fire.
8 And many nations will
pass by this city; and everyone will say to his neighbor, ‘Why has
the Lord done so to this great city?’
9 Then they will
answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their
God, and worshiped other gods and served them.’ ”
10 Weep not for the
dead, nor bemoan him; Weep bitterly for him who goes away, For he shall
return no more, Nor see his native country.
11 For thus says the Lord concerning Shallum
the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his
father, who went from this place: “He shall not return here anymore,
12 but he shall die in the
place where they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.
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KEY VERSE:
“Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and
righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor..." - Jeremiah 22:3, 4
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Repentance opens the door of escape from God's
anger.
THE MESSAGE:
Leaders of nations and great men among their citizens often
spend long periods wondering and working at how best to rebuild their countries
and improve the wellbeing of their people. Most times, they are unsuccessful;
and when it works at all, it is only for a brief period before the rot sets in,
and the country gets into distress. The corruption and disobedience ultimately
court divine displeasure and judgment.
God alone has the blueprint for sustained peace, progress, development and prosperity of nations. From the text, He told the king of Judah to be just, execute judgment in righteousness, protect the weak among his subjects, treat strangers with love, care and respect, and defend the orphans and widows. He would not allow violence and bloodshed to reign in the land.
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If
the king upheld these directives, his nation would prosper, his reign would be
peaceful and his successors would ascend the throne in orderly manner and for
long time to come. But if he rejected the command of God, the nation shall be
invaded and ravaged, the cities shall not be inhabited, the land would be burnt
down and turned into a desert. Passers-by would be shocked at the extent of the
devastation.
To escape God's judgment, sinners must repent, confess and
forsake all their sins, and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. God desires that
all men should obey His entreaties. Those who reject it today will face His
judgment at the end of life.
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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