Friday, February 11, 2022

“LIFE”

Today’s Reading: Jeremiah 37-38

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The ruins of the School of Aristotle is a short distance from contemporary Naoussa, Greece. This is the place believed to be where the renowned philosopher of antiquity taught classical Greek thought and the ideals of Platonic philosophy. His students included the son of the King of Macedonia Phillip II, Alexander the Great, and the other nobles of the Macedonian court. The encounter of these two most prominent personalities of the ancient world, Aristotle, the scientist, with the great military commander, Alexander, would definitely affect the future of mankind.

GOOGLE MAPS – To see where the photo was taken, click HERE.

Key Verse: Jeremiah 38:20b

Please obey the voice of the Lord which I speak to you. So it shall be well with you and your soul shall live.

Today’s reading tells of Jeremiah’s ministry during the siege of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans/Babylonians. It seems that the reason King Zedekiah did not do as the Lord said through Jeremiah was that he was a weak leader who could not stand up to the strong, ruthless and ungodly leaders around him. They believed that an alliance with Egypt would save them, preserving the sovereignty of Judah and Benjamin. The Babylonians left their siege of Jerusalem to go and fight the approaching Egyptian army and the people thought they were safe. This was not to be the case. Jeremiah was imprisoned, released and imprisoned again because of his message. Our key verse is Jeremiah’s final call to King Zedekiah. Zedekiah feared men more than God, and the final result was disaster. All Jeremiah’s prophecies came to fulfillment.

PRAYER FOR TODAY:

Lord God, I pray for strength to obey Your Word rather than the words of those opposed to You. I ask for grace so that it will be well with me, with my family, and with those for whom I bear the responsibility to communicate Your Word. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen!!!

100 PERSONAL WORDS:

My photographer son chose a picture for today which speaks to me of the rising of another great world empire, Macedonia/Greece. Israel/Judah and Jerusalem are located on the land bridge between Europe (Greece, Rome), Asia (Assyria, Babylon, Persia), and Africa (Egypt, Ethiopia). The armies of these nations crossed back and forth again and again through Israel. This is why the British began referring to the region as the “Middle East.” This small piece of our planet is still the focus of world news and the attention of the world’s great powers. God’s original creation of the human family happened in this area, and people then spread out to all points of the compass. The same was true for the Message of Jesus in the first centuries of the Church of Jesus Christ. The Greek language of that time was like the English language of today. English is everywhere as a result of the former British Empire and of the world’s super power of today, the United States. Because of this, our online content at 100huntley.com could potentially be accessed by far more people outside Canada, U.S.A., and other places where English is the majority language, than inside these countries. The teachings of the philosophers, as highlighted by today’s photo, have had great influence, but the teachings of Jesus, His life, death and resurrection, has brought life to billions of people (read John 1:1-18).

Yours for communicating the message as to how, as Jeremiah said, “It shall be well with you and your soul shall live!” (click here for Crossroads presents, “THE LIFE!”),

David

7 thoughts on “Friday, February 11, 2022

  1. Thank You, Father, for being with us throughout history and even today. Thank You for those who listened, who listen, to You, as Jeremiah did, as David did. Help all Your people heed Your call to trust and obey.
    Again, I pray for all those who stand for Truth and righteousness. Bless them, put Your favour on them, and keep them strong in You.
    Bless each one of Your children. You hear their cries. You know their needs, and we ask You to work all things for good in their lives. May Your Kingdom come and Your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven, in Jesus’s great name, amen

  2. Amen Rob praying for all those standing for truth and righteousness I pray that satan and his corruption is revealed and driven out
    Praying for you Doreen and all those in need of prayer the Lord recognizes those needs and will have His hand of healing on each one of you
    God bless

    • Agreeing with Rob. Thank you HJR. Jeremiah sure suffered in the muddy dungeon – I can’t think of a worse arrangement. I have a telephone appointment with my Dr Monday! Hopefully, I will get a referral to a specialist & get some understanding of the situation. Thanks for prayers.

  3. 11th day of prayer from the “Prayer Map of Canada”
    1. Pray for God’s name to be glorified in your life, home, neighbourhood, city or community, and in Canada.
    2. Pray for New Brunswick.
    -Pray for the leaders of New Brunswick, that God’s Spirit would influence them to act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards. (1Timothy 2: 1-4)
    -Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses beaming forth the illuminating truth of God’s Word.

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