Jeremiah 25:15-38
‘I
am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name’
(Jeremiah 25:29). We thank You, Lord, for the privilege of being Your
people. With this great privilege, there is also the great
responsibility of living as Your people. We are not to be Your people in
name only. We are to live the life of Your people. Help us, Lord, never
to think that we can enjoy the privilege of being Your people, if we
are not prepared to bear the responsibility of living as Your people.
Teach us that privilege and responsibility belong together: ‘You only
have I chosen of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish
you for all your sins’ (Amos 3:2). We cannot say, ‘I belong to You,
Lord’ and then live whatever way we like. We have been ‘raised with
Christ.’ We have received new life through faith in Him. Help us to keep
on living this new life: ‘Set your hearts and minds on things above,
not on earthly things’ (Colossians 3:1-2).
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