Monday
9-7-15 (Home in Modesto)
Scripture reading: 2 Kings 25 2 Chron 36
Jer 40-41 Rev 12
S=Scripture O=Observation A=Application P=Prayer SOAP for
the soul.
S. 2 Chron 36:19-21 Then his army set fire to the Temple of God, broke down the walls of
Jerusalem, burned all the palaces, and completely destroyed everything of value. The few who survived were taken away to
Babylon, and they became servants to the king and his sons until the kingdom of
Persia came to power. So the message of
the LORD spoken through Jeremiah was fulfilled. The land finally enjoyed its
Sabbath rest, lying desolate for seventy years, just as the prophet had said. NLT
O. King Nebuchadnezzar’s cruel
Babylonian army chased and mercilessly murdered almost everyone in sight in
Jerusalem... men young and old, the sickly and the healthy, women and little
children... and then destroyed and burned down the entire city. One can only imagine the horror of it
all.
The Lord God in His great mercy, had pled
with the residents of the city for decades through the prophet Jeremiah, but instead
of repenting, they had mocked him and imprisoned him to silence his voice from
their streets.
A. I wonder what was in the
heart of these destroyers that made them want to kill people that were no
threat to them and burn down what was left of the beautiful temple of Solomon
that had already been stripped of its gold, silver and bronze. Why did they not stop until they had burned
down all the palaces and private homes and worked hard to destroy the city
walls entirely? The army was obeying
the orders of their commander, Nebuzaradan, but why? Why destroy every semblance of
civilization?
P. Dear Father in
heaven, today you are looking down at the earth You created and hearing
political leaders curse Your name and drag Your Gospel of love and compassion in
the streets. Today in the USA Kim Davis
is behind bars for holding firmly to Your teaching on marriage. Given the opportunity... men, driven by the
evil destroyer, Satan, display today the same brutality of those of thousands
of years ago. When will You
intervene? Did I hear You say You are
giving us now ample time for repentance?
Yes, Lord, but I plead for Your intervention soon. If not, it seems we may self-destruct, leaving
only ashes where once fourished people, animals, trees and flowers, the work of
Your artistic hands. We are now capable
of destroying it all, leaving only burned out ruins, like Jerusalem of
old. God help us! Rev. 22:20 “Amen. Even so,
come, Lord Jesus!”
Ralph
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