Friday, February 24, 2017

Jeremiah 29:1-32 (DB 24/02/2017)

Friday, February 24th 2017

key verse: 13
YOU WILL SEARCH ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART 
There are two letters in this story, the first is from Jeremiah, the second if from Chemayahou.

1. You will search me and you will find me (1-19)
Jeremiah writes a letter and sends it to the deportees of Babylon. He says that the people build their house in Babylon, marrie and multiply. It's important to not make oneself abuse by the false prophets who always predict the imminent liberation. Jeremiah prophesies that God doesn't instantly brink back the people, because it's the time of training and punishment. They must be surrendered to God. When the time comes, after 70 yeards, God will brink back them to Jerusalem. God knows his purpose for his people. God wanted that their heart over time comes back by the repentence. Then, with the humiliated heart, they will invoke and seek God with all their heart, so God make Himself appear. They will find Him. But those who are rested into the holy country will be punished by God through the calamities. 
2. I will take action against him because he is not sent by me (20-32)
The prophets deported, Achab and Sedecias, continue to prophesy against Babylon implanting a false hope in the heart of the people. They will be condemned by the king of Babylon. Their style of life is very corrupted (23). An other prophet, Chemayahou, send the letters in the opposite direction compared with Jeramiah, saying to the rest of Jerusalem to build their house and settled them (28). Sophonia reads the letter but Jemeriah says that God will take action against him and he will suffer the same treatment that Hanania, without take possession of the country. The same sentence is that they aren't sent to prophesy and they inspire a false trust.
Prayer: Lord, make me seek you with all my heart, until that I could enconter You. Make me say only the truth.
Bottom line: seek Him with all your heart

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