Jeremiah 34
In verse 9, God through Jeremiah makes a covenant with the people that they are to free their Hebrew slaves. It did not take long for the people to renege on their commitment and re-enslave those Hebrews previously freed. At least of couple of takeaways:
1. God offers an amazing covenant through His Son Jesus Christ - God will forgive us of our sins and give us eternal life in Heaven if we accept Christ as our savior and believe in Him (John 3:16-18). As part of this covenant we must follow his commandments - see also Matthew 22:34-40. We should not renege.
2. We may have an earthly definition of freedom - but it is not for us define. If we choose not to believe in Him, we will have no freedom at all as we all are slave to one sin/idol or another. For those of who believe, we can have true freedom - freedom in Christ and freedom from the sting of sin and death.
My Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are an amazing God who loves me and who provides freedom in Christ and freedom from the sting of sin and death. Thank You Jesus! I am not worth such love. I worry and I am often harsh with my words and actions. Please forgive me Jesus and help me overcome and turn from my sin towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul, and mind and love others as You love me. Help me grow in my faith. Give Lisa and myself wisdom and strength. Please heal Lisa of her cancer and from the side effects of chemo. Help us lead Zach and Dustin to You Jesus and for them to choose You as their Lord and Savior. Please provide Godly friends and spouses to Zach and Dustin. Help me serve You, my family, my church, and others. Help me understand, be obedient to, and apply Your message for me today and every day.
So I now proclaim ‘freedom’ for you, declares the Lord—‘freedom’ to fall by the sword, plague and famine. I will make you abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth. Those who have violated my covenant
and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before me, I
will treat like the calf they cut in two and then walked between its
pieces. v17-18
In verse 9, God through Jeremiah makes a covenant with the people that they are to free their Hebrew slaves. It did not take long for the people to renege on their commitment and re-enslave those Hebrews previously freed. At least of couple of takeaways:
1. God offers an amazing covenant through His Son Jesus Christ - God will forgive us of our sins and give us eternal life in Heaven if we accept Christ as our savior and believe in Him (John 3:16-18). As part of this covenant we must follow his commandments - see also Matthew 22:34-40. We should not renege.
2. We may have an earthly definition of freedom - but it is not for us define. If we choose not to believe in Him, we will have no freedom at all as we all are slave to one sin/idol or another. For those of who believe, we can have true freedom - freedom in Christ and freedom from the sting of sin and death.
My Prayer: Lord Jesus, You are an amazing God who loves me and who provides freedom in Christ and freedom from the sting of sin and death. Thank You Jesus! I am not worth such love. I worry and I am often harsh with my words and actions. Please forgive me Jesus and help me overcome and turn from my sin towards You. Help me love You with all of my heart, soul, and mind and love others as You love me. Help me grow in my faith. Give Lisa and myself wisdom and strength. Please heal Lisa of her cancer and from the side effects of chemo. Help us lead Zach and Dustin to You Jesus and for them to choose You as their Lord and Savior. Please provide Godly friends and spouses to Zach and Dustin. Help me serve You, my family, my church, and others. Help me understand, be obedient to, and apply Your message for me today and every day.
