Jeremiah 42:7-43:7
‘Do not go to Egypt’ (Jeremiah
42:19). We may never set foot in the country known as ‘Egypt’ - but the
spirit of ‘Egypt’ may be in our hearts: ‘Who is the Lord, that I
should obey Him...?’ (Exodus 5:2). ‘Egypt’ is an attitude of the heart.
It is an attitude of rebellion against You, Lord. Teach us to say ‘No’
to ‘Egypt.’Teach us to say ‘No’ to the spirit of rebellion against You.
For Your people, ‘Egypt’ was a place of slavery, a place from which they
needed to be set free by You, Lord (Exodus 2:23-25; 3:7-10). Each of us
must choose how we will live. We can remain in the place of slavery -
‘slaves of sin’ - , or we can be ‘obedient from the heart’, stepping out
from that place into the place of freedom, ‘the new life of the Spirit’
- ‘`the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from
the law of sin and death’ (Romans 6:17-18; 7:6; 8:2). Teach us, Lord, to
choose Your way - not our own way.
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