Lessons I Am Learning
As God leads me through a learning process, I record those lessons.
He's called me to share those with you. Enjoy, apply, and God bless!
When God calls us in an area of service or to action, we have
a responsibility in our response.
A great example is found in Jeremiah 42:1-6. The captains of
the forces came to Jeremiah and asked him to
"pray for us to the Lord your God, for all
this remnant (since we are left but a few of many, as you
can see), that the Lord your God may show us the way in which we
should walk and the thing we should do."
The first point I see here is that they were aware of their need, and
came to someone who they knew could intercede for them. They requested
his prayers on their behalf.
Jeremiah seems to have immediately responded to their request
by acknowledging their request and promising to pray for them. He
goes beyond that and also promises to let them know exactly whatever God
reveals to them regarding their request.
The captains then make a commitment to Jeremiah,
They made a commitment to do whatever God lead them to do, whether or not it was something they wanted to do.
It's interesting to note that it was not an immediate answer
for these seekers.
So we need to be aware of the fact that we may have to wait for
the answer to our requests. This will certainly require some patience
on our parts!
These, then are the lessons I
have learned from this short passage:
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PowerPraise
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