Day 216

2 Kings 23:31-24:4; 2 Chronicles 36:1-5; Jeremiah 22:1-23; 25:1-14; 26:1-24. “It’s in the Application”

         Jeremiah 26 elaborates on the evil of King Jehoiakim and the nation at that time.  The prophet Jeremiah does exactly as God asks of him and stands before the leaders announcing the judgment of God if they do not change.  For their wickedness God was to destroy the temple at Shiloh.  But what was the response after Jeremiah shared the message?  “Kill him!” they shouted, and the people mobbed him.  They threatened him and accused him of being a traitor, a capital offense.
         Jeremiah reminded them that if they repented God would not bring about this disaster, but if they killed him it would only prove their evil.  Some of the old men remembered how King Hezekiah had listened to a prophet and his kingdom was saved from disaster after they repented.  So, they let Jeremiah go.  But they missed the point!  They let Jeremiah live but they did not change, they did not repent.  And within a very short amount of time they were conquered by Babylon.  Lesson: Don’t miss the point.  Apply things personally.

General Questions for each day:
Summarize the day’s Bible passage in your own words.
What thoughts, actions, attitudes or beliefs are addressed in the passage?
How is the Holy Spirit leading you to apply this passage to your life today?