Bible Chapter: Jeremiah 35 & 36

Because the Bible is practical, here are some statements to get you thinking.

1.  Write one or two key thoughts that come from today’s reading.
Faithfulness and obedience.  These two words jump out to me as I read these chapters.  We see a tribe called the Recabites.  They had faithfully followed what they had been taught for over two hundred years.  What we see in them was a goal to remain separated from wicked and ungodly beliefs and behaviors. Living by Godly standards and remaining faithful to God and his Word in vitally important.
In this section we also see the contrast of fearing disobedience or blatantly rejecting what God says.  When Jeremiah wrote what God told him to tell the people, many were afraid of going against God. The king was over confident and burned the scroll.  He thought no one could come against him.  How wrong he was.

2.  What can I apply in my life from the reading?
The king tried to mock God by burning the message from Jeremiah.  That didn’t stop God.  I see today countless people, even in the name of Christianity, attempt to mock God by changing the Bible to mean what they want it to mean.  Often that means that they are providing permission to sin.  That will never work.  They will some day stand before God and be held accountable for what they have done.  I must be careful to apply what the Bible really means, not what is convenient.

3.  How can I help someone?
I want to help people see the blessings and benefits of obedience.  There are challenging times that we experience, but obedience is still best.  When people can see the long term issues of life and eternity, they will see that God really does know what He says.