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“God’s providential working in this world is not aimless or
haphazard. Everything is done according to the purpose of Him who works all
things according to the counsel of His will,” my commentary said. Jerusalem wasn’t just happening to be falling apart.
God was in control despite
the sin of its people. The Jewish people
had effectively spat in God’s face and God now was going to deal with
that. “The most important part of the
nation’s life was to magnify the glory
of God. The presence of God in the
sanctuary was a great privilege for
the people of Israel, but it was also a great responsibility. The glory of
God cannot dwell with the sins of God’s people, so it was
necessary for the glory to leave,
and the sanctuary and the people to be judged,”
my commentary said. “The civil and
religious leaders … were not interested
in knowing and doing the will of
God.”
The precious promises of God in verses 19-20 of chapter 11
mean so much to me, for I’ve seen
God do them in my own life, and I
continue to pray that He will do them in the lives of those I love: “I will give
them a desire to respect Me completely, and I will put inside them a new way of thinking. I
will take out the stubborn heart of stone from their bodies, and I will give them an obedient heart
of flesh. Then they
will live by My rules and obey My laws and keep them. They will be My people, and I will be their God.”
Father God, thank You that it is Your will that we desire
You and respect You. Thank You for not leaving us as we are, but
for changing us, even down to our thoughts.
Replace our stubborn hearts of stone.
Give us hearts obedient to
you. Let us see the wisdom of living by
Your rules and obeying and keeping Your laws.
Put our hearts in sync with Yours!
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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