Bible Chapter: Jeremiah 47 & 48

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.
The Philistines occupied the coastal region of Judah.  Reading the scriptures shows a continual fighting, hostility between them and God’s people.  There were many battles fought.  God said that He was going to destroy them.  God promised a flood from the north to overflow the land. The result will be the destruction of the land and everything in it.  People will scream in terror when it happens.  I am guessing that they didn’t believe these things would happen.
Then there was a message concerning Moab. Great sorrow was coming to the city of Nebo.  God said it would soon lie in ruins. Other cities would be humiliated and captured, their fortress humiliated and broken down.  Another passage says that they will stagger and fall like a drunk, for he has rebelled against the Lord. Moab will wallow in his own vomit, ridiculed by all.

2.  What can I apply in my life from the reading?
I must remember what has happened to people who thought they could do what they wanted.  As I read the promised consequences for Moab, the message jumped out to me.  They would be humiliated and captured, they would be broken down.  They would stagger like a drunk and wallow in their own vomit.  The way to avoid similar results is to live in submission and obedience to God.

3.  How can I help someone?
I wish I could make people really SEE the issues of life.  People have one problem after another, and yet they continue along the same path.  Failure leads to failure.  Problem leads to problem. The deceptive lie today seems to be that there is someone, somewhere who can fix things for them and they don’t need to do anything but wait for an expert to solve their problems.  No, turn to Jesus and seek the changes He will make.