DAILY MANNA SUNDAY JULY 19, 2020 JUDGMENT FOR THE DISOBEDIENT

DAILY MANNA

SUNDAY JULY 19, 2020

JUDGMENT FOR THE DISOBEDIENT

TEXT: JEREMIAH 25:1-11

KEY VERSE: "Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations" (JEREMIAH 25:9).

Charles Spurgeon once said, "Obedience which is not voluntary is disobedience, for the Lord looketh at the heart, and if He seeth that we serve Him from force, and not because we love Him, He will reject our offering."

Obedience is a key to success for the Christian. It most be prompt and real as it brings blessings. Disobedience on the other hand brings judgment, destruction, damnation and death to the disobedient.

Today's passage is a pronouncement of judgment on the disobedient and mockers of God's prophets. God sent Prophet Jeremiah to pronounce judgment on the children of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Over the years, the Lord had raised up several prophets who had spoken God's mind to them; urging them to turn from their evil ways and not serve the gods of the land. Despite all the warnings and pleadings, the children of Judah had scorned God's words and even mocked His prophets, thereby, provoking Him to anger with the works of their hands.

For being incorrigible, God sent His prophet, Jeremiah, to pronounce judgment on them. Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, would invade Judah and utterly destroy the land and its inhabitants. The land will become a perpetual desolation and the voice of joy, gladness and celebrations shall cease. Darkness and hissings shall take over the land of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. The consummation of the judgment was that the entire nation would be brought under the captivity of Babylon for seventy years.

Obedience to God's word, will and way, is the only pathway to life's bliss, joy and happiness. Disobedience, on the other hand, leads to loss, destruction and damnation. To receive God's favour, we must obey His word and reverence His prophets.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Obedience is the key to real faith!

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