God Who Guides (May 13)
Though God’s people have marched
into exile, God’s Word continues
to come through the mouth of
His prophet. When Nebuchadnezzar
establishes a puppet governor over Jerusalem, Jeremiah chooses
to remain in the city and urges
his countrymen to do the same.
But after Gedaliah’s brutal assassination, the surviving Jews
disregard God’s clear command
and flee to Egypt for safety, taking
the unwilling prophet with them.
There Jeremiah predicts Egypt’s
destruction and Judah’s discipline
at the hands of Jehovah for knowing what to do but refusing to do it.
Lord, You Will Get Us Through:
Baruch, this is what the Lord says:
I will destroy this nation that I built.
I will uproot what I planted.
Should you then seek great things
for yourself? Seek them not.
For I will bring disaster on all
people, declares the Lord, but
wherever you go I will let you
escape with your life (Jer 45:4-5)
Because they have rejected
the law of the Lord (cf Isa 5:24).
Lord, I pray You will be with me
in the most difficult times and
trying areas of my life, helping me
in ways I may not even be able
to comprehend. I know that even
though there may be troubles
ahead, when I walk with You,
You Lord won’t let me fall.
When I go through difficult
situations, I won’t complain,
for I know You will make a way
through or a means of escape. Amen
O gracious Lord and Holy Father,
give us wisdom to perceive You,
diligence to wait for You,
patience to wait for You,
eyes to behold You,
a heart to meditate upon You,
and a life to proclaim You,
through the power of the Spirit
of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
O Lord God and Great Jehovah,
Open our eyes to Your Presence;
Open our minds to Your grace,
Open our lips to Your Praise;
Open our hearts to Your love;
Open our lives to Your healing,
to be found among us and to
proclaim You through the power
of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Amen