PROCLAMATION
“The
descendants of Jehonadab son of Rekab have carried out the command their
forefather gave them, but these people have not obeyed Me.” Jeremiah 35:16 (NIV)
EXPLANATION
These are the words of The Lord God which were spoken to the prophet Jeremiah and proclaimed to the people of Judah. Chapter thirty-five of The Bible Book of Jeremiah begins with The Lord God telling Jeremiah to go to the Rekabite family and invite them to the temple and give them wine to drink. (Jeremiah 35:1-2) Jeremiah did as The Lord God told him and when they got to the temple, they refused to drink the wine. They said that their forefather Jehonadab had commanded them not to drink wine, build houses, sow seed, or plant vineyards. They were to live in tents as nomads. (Jeremiah 35:3-10) Then The Lord God spoke to Jeremiah and said these people obeyed the command of their forefather, a man, and yet My people will not obey Me. (Jeremiah 35:12-16) Because of their disobedience I am going to bring disaster on Judah and Jerusalem. (Jeremiah 35:17)
APPLICATION
Most people obey the laws of man and the traditions of the ancestors much better than most Christians obey The Word of God. Man can do nothing for us compared to what The Lord God can do. Yet some Christians act as if they do not believe that God is real. They reverence Him for several hours one day of each week and then they behave like the rest of the world for the remainder of the time. Worldly people do not take Christians seriously because, based upon our behavior, we do not take our God seriously. We should put The Lord God before everything else. (Exodus 20:1-5) After all that He has done for us we should love The Lord God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength. (Mark 12:30) If we love Him then we should keep His commands. (John 14:15) Remember, our actions speak louder than our words. Let us pray that we will be doers of God’s Holy Word and not just hearers only. (James 1:22)
EXPLANATION
These are the words of The Lord God which were spoken to the prophet Jeremiah and proclaimed to the people of Judah. Chapter thirty-five of The Bible Book of Jeremiah begins with The Lord God telling Jeremiah to go to the Rekabite family and invite them to the temple and give them wine to drink. (Jeremiah 35:1-2) Jeremiah did as The Lord God told him and when they got to the temple, they refused to drink the wine. They said that their forefather Jehonadab had commanded them not to drink wine, build houses, sow seed, or plant vineyards. They were to live in tents as nomads. (Jeremiah 35:3-10) Then The Lord God spoke to Jeremiah and said these people obeyed the command of their forefather, a man, and yet My people will not obey Me. (Jeremiah 35:12-16) Because of their disobedience I am going to bring disaster on Judah and Jerusalem. (Jeremiah 35:17)
APPLICATION
Most people obey the laws of man and the traditions of the ancestors much better than most Christians obey The Word of God. Man can do nothing for us compared to what The Lord God can do. Yet some Christians act as if they do not believe that God is real. They reverence Him for several hours one day of each week and then they behave like the rest of the world for the remainder of the time. Worldly people do not take Christians seriously because, based upon our behavior, we do not take our God seriously. We should put The Lord God before everything else. (Exodus 20:1-5) After all that He has done for us we should love The Lord God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength. (Mark 12:30) If we love Him then we should keep His commands. (John 14:15) Remember, our actions speak louder than our words. Let us pray that we will be doers of God’s Holy Word and not just hearers only. (James 1:22)
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