Jeremiah 35:1-19
‘Will you not learn a lesson and
obey My words?’ (Jeremiah 35:13) - ‘Jonadab, son of Rechab, ordered his
sons not to drink wine and this command has been kept... I have spoken
to you again and again, yet you have not obeyed Me’ (Jeremiah 35:14).
Lord, help us not to say, ‘I will follow You’ and then change our mind
(Luke 9:57). Help us not to sing, ‘Take my life, and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to Thee’, and then live a life which contradicts our
prayer of commitment to You. Help us to mean what we say - to follow
through our words of commitment with a life of obedience, a life that is
pleasing to You. We read about the Rechabites. They were obedient to
Jonadaab’s command - and You blessed them (Jeremiah 35:18-19). Obedient
and blessed - That’s what You want us to be. Help us, Lord, to obey You -
and look to You for the blessing.
