About a week ago God told me to read all of Jeremiah, so I did. And wow I can not express how in awe I am because every night was a chapter that directly correlated with what I went through during the day. Crazy I know. I did not read any chapters ahead but it always seemed to be exactly what I needed to hear in that exact moment, exact circumstance.
I find a comfy spot and whip out my bible, journal and multitude of different colored highlighters and get to reading. I go ham with my highlighters.
Until I got to chapter 7. It talks about God unleashing His anger on Jerusalem. I did not highlight those lines. The verses where it talks about how God will punish Jerusalem.
2 I will destroy Daughter Zion,
so beautiful and delicate.
5 So arise, let us attack at night
and destroy her fortresses!”
I was hesitant to highlight them because lets be real, it isn’t a happy passage. While gazing at the moon trying to avoid reading all the destruction God has poured out over Jerusalem, the Lord told me He is just.
He allowed this Destruction to come over His beloved because they blatantly disobeyed Him.
16 This is what the Lord says:
“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls.
But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
19 Hear, you earth:
I am bringing disaster on this people,
the fruit of their schemes,
because they have not listened to my words
and have rejected my law.
That sounds a whole lot like me.
I’ve learned how to listen to God’s voice at training camp and I can clearly hear God in my conscience when I’m about to give into temptation and I ignore Him because doing what the flesh desires feels so good. In the moment. Yeaaa I know being obedient to God and what He tells me to do is better, but it’s also harder.
After trying to busy myself with looking at the moon in attempts to avoid this chapter the Lord revealed to me that I am Jerusalem. He is tearing me down. He is attacking my fortress. And is going to build me up with Jesus as my cornerstone.
I woke up waaaaay too early this morning (around 5am) and I randomly thought of 1 Peter 2 (mind you I’ve never read it before)
4 Come to Christ, who is the living Foundation of Rock upon which God builds
That was a nice justification of what I thought God said to me.
God has plans for me and He is equipping me. Because He is a good God who doesn’t call the equip but He equips the called.
That’s where I am right now spiritually, its difficult but it is good because He has revealed to me the reason. So I can become more Christ-like.
ALSO I want to ask you reading this if you need prayer for anything. Absolutely anything. Prayer is powerful. You can leave it in a comment below or message me on Facebook or email me @ [email protected]
I’d genuinely love to pray for you.
God Bless
-grace 🙂
