RTW August 12

NOTE: Wendy says it is August 11th… Oops… It is the 12th.

Spiritual Exile

Do not dwindle away!
Jeremiah 29:6b

 

 

My Takeaways

Something Old

God is faithful to finish the good work He begins in our life.

Something New

What if I looked at our spiritual exile as an opportunity to grow and mature in faith?

Something to Do

Make the most of my spiritual exile. God will teach me so much, and use it all for my good.

 

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  1. My Takeaways: HOPE

    Something Old: In todays reading Jeremiah was continually battling with false prophets of his day just like yesterday. Sometimes it is helpful to the false teachers of our day to be called out by name; (like Jeremiah did in chaper 29 verses 29-32) so that they will see their work for what it is — deception.

    Something New: I found Jeremiah Chapter 24 – the good and bad figs to be interesting because the captives that end up in Babylon are the good figs – and those that stay behind in Judah & Jerusalem are the bad. it seems like it would be the
    opposite. It is difficult to think being exiled for seventy years was a good thing for God’s people, but it was because the Lord disciplined His people without destroying them. The 70 years of captivity coming up in Babylon was the “refining” process for those Israelites, and brought them back closer to God. God loves me, so I too must endure His discipline at times, for the defiance I demonstrate towards His Word and will. While the discipline may be painful, discipline is for my own good. Like Wendy says, when I am in a period of exile I need to understand that the Lord is discipling me for some reason. I shouldn’t fight against Him; instead, I should accept His discipline, learn from it, and try to see the good that awaits on the other side. Be grateful that He loves me enough to discipline. “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me in earnest, you will find me when you seek me.”  As long as God who knows my future, provides my agenda and goes with me as I fulfill his mission, I have hope. This does not mean that I will be spared pain, suffering and hardship, but God will see me through to a glorious conclusion. Jeremiah 30:8-9 “For in that day, says the Lord of Heaven’s armies, I will break the Yoke from their necks and snap their chains. Foreigners will no longer be their masters. For my people will serve the Lord their God and their King descended from David – the king I will raise up for them.” I do have a future. The day when Jesus Christ will reign forever! Jeremiah prophesied my future too.

    Something To Do: Never forget where my hope comes from.

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