Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Jeremiah 19:1-6
19:1 Thus says the Lord, “Go, buy a potter's earthenware flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests, and go out to the Valley of the Son of Hinnom at the entry of the Potsherd Gate, and proclaim there the words that I tell you. You shall say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing such disaster upon this place that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle. Because the people have forsaken me and have profaned this place by making offerings in it to other gods whom neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have known; and because they have filled this place with the blood of innocents, and have built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to Baal, which I did not command or decree, nor did it come into my mind— therefore, behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, when this place shall no more be called Topheth, or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. (ESV)
by Paula Davis
God tries to warn us of disaster before it strikes, but how often do we not hear it? Or worse yet, how often do we hear it and refuse to accept it, continuing down the path of destruction instead of turning off our path and onto God’s? Seeking guidance from God is a learned behavior. It is something we must do every day, and sometimes throughout the day. If we begin our day without seeking God and his direction for us that day, how can we expect to follow the correct path? God makes this clear in Matthew 7:14, “But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it” (NIV). May we look for the narrow road daily and not give up until we find it.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
