09-25-2019, 02:12 PM
THE LIVING WATER
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
TOPIC: THE LORD SEEKS A PERSON
Read Jeremiah 5:1-5
1. Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
2. And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.
3. O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
4. Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.
5. I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
MEMORISE: Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem; see now and know; and seek in her open places if you can find a man, if there is anyone who executes judgment, who seeks the truth, and I will pardon her (Jeremiah 5:1)
EXPOSITION
If any school, organisation, family, business or church administration is going to be unique, efficient, effective, and productive, there must be the search for God-fearing, faithful and honest people. The Lord instructed His servant, Jeremiah, to run to and fro, up and down the street of Jerusalem, in the broad and secret places, that, if he could find a man that was upright and a seeker of truth, then He (God) would pardon the land.
In Gen. 18:23-33, Abraham interceded for Sodom, peradventure there would be fifty righteous men in the city, so that God would spare it. Abraham kept reducing the number till it got to ten. Yet, God couldn't find ten righteous people therein. God is in a search of committed, devoted, reliable, honest, faithful, upright Christians who He can use to propagate the gospel, so that He can pardon our community, city, country, church and continent. Will He find you qualified?
When an organisation, church, or family is in lack of the above Christian virtues, there is the tendency of unpardoned sin. Will God find you or me qualified like Noah? (Gen. 6:8) Let us make ourselves available for the use of our Master, in this corrupt generation.
PRAYER POINTS
1. O Lord my God, find me and use me.
2. Father, grant me the ability to be a good example to unbelievers.
3. Lord, give us the grace to return to You in all situations.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY:
Proverbs 20:17 - 22:18; 2 Corinthians 11:30 - 12:18
Author: CAC WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
TOPIC: THE LORD SEEKS A PERSON
Read Jeremiah 5:1-5
1. Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
2. And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.
3. O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
4. Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.
5. I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
MEMORISE: Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem; see now and know; and seek in her open places if you can find a man, if there is anyone who executes judgment, who seeks the truth, and I will pardon her (Jeremiah 5:1)
EXPOSITION
If any school, organisation, family, business or church administration is going to be unique, efficient, effective, and productive, there must be the search for God-fearing, faithful and honest people. The Lord instructed His servant, Jeremiah, to run to and fro, up and down the street of Jerusalem, in the broad and secret places, that, if he could find a man that was upright and a seeker of truth, then He (God) would pardon the land.
In Gen. 18:23-33, Abraham interceded for Sodom, peradventure there would be fifty righteous men in the city, so that God would spare it. Abraham kept reducing the number till it got to ten. Yet, God couldn't find ten righteous people therein. God is in a search of committed, devoted, reliable, honest, faithful, upright Christians who He can use to propagate the gospel, so that He can pardon our community, city, country, church and continent. Will He find you qualified?
When an organisation, church, or family is in lack of the above Christian virtues, there is the tendency of unpardoned sin. Will God find you or me qualified like Noah? (Gen. 6:8) Let us make ourselves available for the use of our Master, in this corrupt generation.
PRAYER POINTS
1. O Lord my God, find me and use me.
2. Father, grant me the ability to be a good example to unbelievers.
3. Lord, give us the grace to return to You in all situations.
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY:
Proverbs 20:17 - 22:18; 2 Corinthians 11:30 - 12:18
Author: CAC WORLDWIDE
Remain blessed!