Jeremiah 16 – Pastor Mac Daily DEVO

You shall not go into the house of feasting to sit with them, to eat and drink. ⁹ For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will silence in this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. Jeremiah 16:8-9 – The role of a prophet was not one to desire in Jeremiah’s day, especially with the unique callings God placed on Jeremiah’s life. In our passage we see the Lord give Jeremiah some tough commands to follow. He wasn’t allowed to have a wife, nor was he allowed to have children. He wasn’t to gather with those who were mourning, which was normal custom for their culture. He also wasn’t to gather when there was celebration, but to be set apart from it. Single, childless, and separate from his people’s normal ways of life. Why would God command this of the prophet. His life was to show Judah what their lives would all eventually look like because of their sin. Their loved ones taken, their children would perish in the struggle, there would be so much loss that mourning would cease, and even the thought of celebration wouldn’t be present. The aim was for the people to see Jeremiah and realize that unless something changed, that too would be their story. While God is certainly not asking of us what He asked of Jeremiah, somehow we must be helping those around us that don’t yet follow Jesus know what their future will look like as a result of that choice. Hell is the absence of all things that God brings such as joy, peace, and goodness. God doesn’t want that for them, we don’t want that for them, yet they may not yet understand that is their future without Jesus. Help them see what they don’t see, and pray when their eyes are opened to such things they repent and follow Jesus. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3245

Question To Ponder: How might a believer help an unbeliever know the future that is ahead for them? 

See Full Chapter                                        

See Previous Devotions Over This Chapter