DLCM DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL
SPARE NOT A WORD
10TH , JULY 2022
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 29-31
TEXT: Jeremiah 26:1-11
1 In
the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this
word came from the Lord, saying,
2 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Stand in the court of
the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to
worship in the Lord’s house, all the words that I command
you to speak to them. Do not diminish a word.
3 Perhaps everyone will listen and turn from his evil way,
that I may relent concerning the calamity which I purpose to bring on them
because of the evil of their doings.’
4 And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: “If
you will not listen to Me, to walk in My law which I have set before you,
5 to heed the words of My servants the prophets whom I
sent to you, both rising up early and sending them (but you have not
heeded),
6 then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make
this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.” ’ ”
7 So the priests and the prophets and all the
people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord.
8 Now it happened, when Jeremiah had made an end
of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to
all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized
him, saying, “You will surely die!
9 Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord,
saying, ‘This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate,
without an inhabitant’?” And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in
the house of the Lord.
10 When the princes of Judah heard these things,
they came up from the king’s house to the house of the Lord and sat
down in the entry of the New Gate of the Lord’s house.
11 And the priests and the prophets spoke to the
princes and all the people, saying, [a]“This man deserves to die! For he has
prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.”
KEY VERSE:
“Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the
LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in
the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them;
diminish not a word.” - Jeremiah 26:2
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
The invincible God is the support of every faithful
preacher.
THE MESSAGE:
Workers send their union leaders to the
government or their employers to negotiate on their behalf for improved
conditions of service. The labour leaders are given a wide berth that allows
for much manoeuvres. After bargaining and discussing for days, an agreement
would be reached. The workers would not get exactly what they wanted. But the
authorities would offer concessions, satisfied that the workers would not down
tools.
God's messengers must not water down His
message when He sends them to preach to erring people. His word must not be
negotiated. So, He warned Prophet Jeremiah: "diminish not a word".
His messenger must not be tempted to reduce the gravity of the warning especially
His plan to pull down the temple like Shiloh if Judah did not repent. He must
say it as it was delivered to him.
The Lord wants us to boldly preach the
truth that would free sinners from their misery and not to cringe before them.
Although a death sentence was passed on Jeremiah after obeying the Lord, God
showed up for him and prevented his execution in order to prove that He would
also defend those who defend His word.
Believers must never attempt to please
people by repressing the saving gospel. We must always plead for courage from
the Holy Spirit to preach only the gospel truth. There would be persecution and
threats to our lives and means of livelihoods. But we should remember the
Lord's comforting assurance: "I will never leave thee, nor forsake
thee" (Hebrews 13:5).
DO HAVE A BLESSED DAY
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