October 23
Jeremiah 42:1-44:23; 2 Timothy 2:1-21; Psalm 92:1-93:5; Proverbs 26:3-5
Are you really willing to follow God? Are you willing to let him lead you wherever he wants? Or do you largely use him to validate and confirm what you already want?
The remnant in Judah comes to Jeremiah asking him to seek God for what they should do next. Their leader has been assassinated, they are concerned about Babylon’s response, and they don’t know what to do. So they ask Jeremiah to seek God for his wisdom and direction over their next steps. Yet when Jeremiah responds that God tells them to stay in Judah they scoff at this idea. They had already made up their mind and when God’s voice didn’t match that, they refused to listen. They wanted God to rubber-stamp their decisions and when he didn’t, they chose their will over his.
It is tempting for us to do the same thing. If our feelings decide the matter, then we will do whatever it takes to make us happy, but if God's truth is central, then our lives will be directed by him. Only when we seek God’s will first will we be able to live out the calling of Timothy to be a soldier who endures hardship, an athlete who competes according to the rules, and a hardworking farmer. None of these roles are easy but they are where God calls us to live.
God my Father, I confess that I often want my will rather than yours. Help me to humble myself before you and seek your glory rather than my own. Help me to take all decisions to you and allow you to lead and guide me wherever you take me.
Question: How can you elevate God’s will above your own desires?
Are you really willing to follow God? Are you willing to let him lead you wherever he wants? Or do you largely use him to validate and confirm what you already want?
The remnant in Judah comes to Jeremiah asking him to seek God for what they should do next. Their leader has been assassinated, they are concerned about Babylon’s response, and they don’t know what to do. So they ask Jeremiah to seek God for his wisdom and direction over their next steps. Yet when Jeremiah responds that God tells them to stay in Judah they scoff at this idea. They had already made up their mind and when God’s voice didn’t match that, they refused to listen. They wanted God to rubber-stamp their decisions and when he didn’t, they chose their will over his.
It is tempting for us to do the same thing. If our feelings decide the matter, then we will do whatever it takes to make us happy, but if God's truth is central, then our lives will be directed by him. Only when we seek God’s will first will we be able to live out the calling of Timothy to be a soldier who endures hardship, an athlete who competes according to the rules, and a hardworking farmer. None of these roles are easy but they are where God calls us to live.
God my Father, I confess that I often want my will rather than yours. Help me to humble myself before you and seek your glory rather than my own. Help me to take all decisions to you and allow you to lead and guide me wherever you take me.
Question: How can you elevate God’s will above your own desires?
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