The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Jeremiah 41:7,
"When they (80 worshipers from Shechem, Shiloh and Samaria) went into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men who were with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern."
This took place the day after Ishmael slaughtered Gedaliah (the man the king of the Babylonians appointed as governor over the remnant of Jews left in Judah), as well as the Jews who were with him.
It is amazing to me how things fall apart when mankind is left on his own. The Jews had earned God's judgment of them, and in the midst of God's withdrawal of his blessing on the people as well as his judgment of them in the forms of sword, famine and plague, people began to do what comes natural without God holding things together.
I am reminded of the writer of Hebrews' observation about the Son of God, Jesus Christ, "The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word." Hebrews 1:3a. When the Lord ceases to sustain "all things", those things have a way of falling apart.
"When they (80 worshipers from Shechem, Shiloh and Samaria) went into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men who were with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern."
This took place the day after Ishmael slaughtered Gedaliah (the man the king of the Babylonians appointed as governor over the remnant of Jews left in Judah), as well as the Jews who were with him.
It is amazing to me how things fall apart when mankind is left on his own. The Jews had earned God's judgment of them, and in the midst of God's withdrawal of his blessing on the people as well as his judgment of them in the forms of sword, famine and plague, people began to do what comes natural without God holding things together.
I am reminded of the writer of Hebrews' observation about the Son of God, Jesus Christ, "The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word." Hebrews 1:3a. When the Lord ceases to sustain "all things", those things have a way of falling apart.
I suspect we all would be amazed at how involved the Lord is in maintaining things here on planet earth. Our momentary existence is greatly impacted by all the Lord does to keep things moving in the direction of his choice. When he blesses, it is amazing. When he curses, how dreadful!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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