God Will Guide Us Through
Though God’s people have marched
into exile, God’s Word continues to
come thru the mouth of His prophet.
When Nebuchadnezzar establishes
a puppet governor over Jerusalem,
Jeremiah chooses to remain in the city
& urges countrymen to do the same.
But after Gedaliah’s assassination,
the surviving Jews disregard God’s
command and flee to Egypt for safety,
taking along the unwilling prophet.
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:
The prophet Jeremiah gave a message
to Baruch in the fourth year of
the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah,
after Baruch had written down
everything Jeremiah had
dictated to him (Jer 45:1).
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, 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