Then the Lord said to me, “Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my heart would not turn toward this people. Send them out of my sight, and let them go!” Jeremiah 15:1 – Essentially what Jeremiah was thinking was that if “they” were here, maybe they could convince the Lord to change His plans. For God had made it overly clear to Jeremiah that His plans for Judah were destruction and exile. Judah had refused the many chances to repent, and now was their time to experience the results of their choice. Jeremiah though was praying for a different outcome, yet his prayers weren’t being following by God. The Lord then says our verse above, that even if powerhouses like Moses and Samuel were praying to me about this same situation, nothing would change, even though these two had a history of interceding on behalf of people in their day. The lesson is that God is unchanging. Here we see He is unchanging in the plans of justice that He had set forth, and nothing was going to alter those plans. In our day we too must accept this character trait of the Lord, that He is unchanging. For He is unchanging in His plans surrounding salvation and forgiveness of sin. We may think if we speak up this certain way, or do this certain thing, or if “they” intercede for us (whoever that “they” may be) that God will change His ways and we’ll get to Heaven in our own way. While that way of thinking may work with the people around you, it doesn’t work with the Lord. He doesn’t change. His plans around how to be forgiven are established and will not be changed. If you want the escape from Hell one day, you must follow God’s plans for no effort you give will open another door to Heaven. Only a true repentance and devotion to following the Lord will work. Do not weary yourself seeing to change the unchangeable, instead be thankful God established a pathway to Heaven for us to take. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3244
Question To Ponder: Why might someone want to change God’s plan for salvation?
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