O. Addison Gethers
e-mail address [email protected] [email protected] twitter URL http//:twitter.com/OAddisonGethers Messenger contact window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS rs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 11:03 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Thursday August 20 > Day 232 > > Jeremiah 28-30 (The Message) > > Jeremiah 28 > From a Wooden to an Iron Yoke > 1-2 Later that same year (it was in the fifth month of King Zedekiah's > fourth year) Hananiah son of > Azzur, a prophet from Gibeon, confronted Jeremiah in the Temple of God in > front of the priests and > all the people who were there. Hananiah said: > 2-4"This Message is straight from God-of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of > Israel: 'I will most > certainly break the yoke of the king of Babylon. Before two years are out > I'll have all the > furnishings of God's Temple back here, all the things that Nebuchadnezzar > king of Babylon plundered > and hauled off to Babylon. I'll also bring back Jehoiachin son of > Jehoiakim king of Judah and all > the exiles who were taken off to Babylon.' God's Decree. 'Yes, I will > break the king of Babylon's > yoke. You'll no longer be in harness to him.'" > > 5-9Prophet Jeremiah stood up to prophet Hananiah in front of the priests > and all the people who > were in God's Temple that day. Prophet Jeremiah said, "Wonderful! Would > that it were true-that God > would validate your preaching by bringing the Temple furnishings and all > the exiles back from > Babylon. But listen to me, listen closely. Listen to what I tell both you > and all the people here > today: The old prophets, the ones before our time, preached judgment > against many countries and > kingdoms, warning of war and disaster and plague. So any prophet who > preaches that everything is > just fine and there's nothing to worry about stands out like a sore thumb. > We'll wait and see. If it > happens, it happens-and then we'll know that God sent him." > > 10-11At that, Hananiah grabbed the yoke from Jeremiah's shoulders and > smashed it. And then he > addressed the people: "This is God's Message: In just this way I will > smash the yoke of the king of > Babylon and get him off the neck of all the nations-and within two years." > Jeremiah walked out. > > 12-14Later, sometime after Hananiah had smashed the yoke from off his > shoulders, Jeremiah received > this Message from God: "Go back to Hananiah and tell him, 'This is God's > Message: You smashed the > wooden yoke-bars; now you've got iron yoke-bars. This is a Message from > God-of-the-Angel-Armies, > Israel's own God: I've put an iron yoke on all these nations. They're > harnessed to Nebuchadnezzar > king of Babylon. They'll do just what he tells them. Why, I'm even putting > him in charge of the wild > animals.'" > > 15-16So prophet Jeremiah told prophet Hananiah, "Hold it, Hananiah! God > never sent you. You've > talked the whole country into believing a pack of lies! And so God says, > 'You claim to be sent? I'll > send you all right-right off the face of the earth! Before the year is > out, you'll be dead because > you fomented sedition against God.'" > > 17Prophet Hananiah died that very year, in the seventh month. > > Jeremiah 29 > Plans to Give You the Future You Hope For > 1-2 This is the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to > what was left of the elders > among the exiles, to the priests and prophets and all the exiles whom > Nebuchadnezzar had taken to > Babylon from Jerusalem, including King Jehoiachin, the queen mother, the > government leaders, and all > the skilled laborers and craftsmen. > 3The letter was carried by Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of > Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of > Judah had sent to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. The letter said: > > 4This is the Message from God-of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel's God, to all > the exiles I've taken from > Jerusalem to Babylon: > > 5"Build houses and make yourselves at home. "Put in gardens and eat what > grows in that country. > 6"Marry and have children. Encourage your children to marry and have > children so that you'll thrive > in that country and not waste away. 7"Make yourselves at home there and > work for the country's > welfare. "Pray for Babylon's well-being. If things go well for Babylon, > things will go well for > you." 8-9Yes. Believe it or not, this is the Message from > God-of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel's God: > "Don't let all those so-called preachers and know-it-alls who are all over > the place there take you > in with their lies. Don't pay any attention to the fantasies they keep > coming up with to please you. > They're a bunch of liars preaching lies-and claiming I sent them! I never > sent them, believe me." > God's Decree! 10-11This is God's Word on the subject: "As soon as > Babylon's seventy years are up and > not a day before, I'll show up and take care of you as I promised and > bring you back home. I know > what I'm doing. I have it all planned out-plans to take care of you, not > abandon you, plans to give > you the future you hope for. 12"When you call on me, when you come and > pray to me, I'll listen. > 13-14"When you come looking for me, you'll find me. "Yes, when you get > serious about finding me and > want it more than anything else, I'll make sure you won't be > disappointed." God's Decree. "I'll turn > things around for you. I'll bring you back from all the countries into > which I drove you"-God's > Decree-"bring you home to the place from which I sent you off into exile. > You can count on it. > 15-19"But for right now, because you've taken up with these new-fangled > prophets who set themselves > up as 'Babylonian specialists,' spreading the word 'God sent them just for > us!' God is setting the > record straight: As for the king still sitting on David's throne and all > the people left in > Jerusalem who didn't go into exile with you, they're facing bad times. > God-of-the-Angel-Armies says, > 'Watch this! Catastrophe is on the way: war, hunger, disease! They're a > barrel of rotten apples. > I'll rid the country of them through war and hunger and disease. The whole > world is going to hold > its nose at the smell, shut its eyes at the horrible sight. They'll end up > in slum ghettos because > they wouldn't listen to a thing I said when I sent my servant-prophets > preaching tirelessly and > urgently. No, they wouldn't listen to a word I said.'" God's Decree. > 20-23"And you-you exiles whom I > sent out of Jerusalem to Babylon -listen to God's Message to you. As far > as Ahab son of Kolaiah and > Zedekiah son of Maaseiah are concerned, the 'Babylonian specialists' who > are preaching lies in my > name, I will turn them over to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will > kill them while you watch. > The exiles from Judah will take what they see at the execution and use it > as a curse: 'God fry you > to a crisp like the king of Babylon fried Zedekiah and Ahab in the fire!' > Those two men, sex > predators and prophet-impostors, got what they deserved. They pulled every > woman they got their > hands on into bed-their neighbors' wives, no less-and preached lies > claiming it was my Message. I > never sent those men. I've never had anything to do with them." God's > Decree. "They won't get away > with a thing. I've witnessed it all." 24-26And this is the Message for > Shemaiah the Nehelamite: > "God-of-theAngel-Armies, the God of Israel, says: You took it on yourself > to send letters to all the > people in Jerusalem and to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah and the > company of priests. In your > letter you told Zephaniah that God set you up as priest replacing priest > Jehoiadah. He's put you in > charge of God's Temple and made you responsible for locking up any crazy > fellow off the street who > takes it into his head to be a prophet. > > 27-28"So why haven't you done anything about muzzling Jeremiah of > Anathoth, who's going around > posing as a prophet? He's gone so far as to write to us in Babylon, 'It's > going to be a long exile, > so build houses and make yourselves at home. Plant gardens and prepare > Babylonian recipes.'" > > 29The priest Zephaniah read that letter to the prophet Jeremiah. > > 30-32Then God told Jeremiah, "Send this Message to the exiles. Tell them > what God says about > Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Shemaiah is preaching lies to you. I didn't send > him. He is seducing you > into believing lies. So this is God's verdict: I will punish Shemaiah the > Nehelamite and his whole > family. He's going to end up with nothing and no one. No one from his > family will be around to see > any of the good that I am going to do for my people because he has > preached rebellion against me." > God's Decree. > > Jeremiah 30 > Don't Despair, Israel > 1-2 This is the Message Jeremiah received from God: "God's Message, the > God of Israel: 'Write > everything I tell you in a book. 3"'Look. The time is coming when I will > turn everything around for > my people, both Israel and Judah. I, God, say so. I'll bring them back to > the land I gave their > ancestors, and they'll take up ownership again.'" > 4This is the way God put it to Israel and Judah: > > 5-7"God's Message: > > "'Cries of panic are being heard. > The peace has been shattered. > Ask around! Look around! > Can men bear babies? > So why do I see all these he-men > holding their bellies like women in labor, > Faces contorted, > pale as death? > The blackest of days, > no day like it ever! > A time of deep trouble for Jacob- > but he'll come out of it alive. > > 8-9"'And then I'll enter the darkness. > I'll break the yoke from their necks, > Cut them loose from the harness. > No more slave labor to foreigners! > They'll serve their God > and the David-King I'll establish for them. > > 10-11"'So fear no more, Jacob, dear servant. > Don't despair, Israel. > Look up! I'll save you out of faraway places, > I'll bring your children back from exile. > Jacob will come back and find life good, > safe and secure. > I'll be with you. I'll save you. > I'll finish off all the godless nations > Among which I've scattered you, > but I won't finish you off. > I'll punish you, but fairly. > I won't send you off with just a slap on the wrist.' > > 12-15"This is God's Message: > > "'You're a burned-out case, > as good as dead. > Everyone has given up on you. > You're hopeless. > All your fair-weather friends have skipped town > without giving you a second thought. > But I delivered the knockout blow, > a punishment you will never forget, > Because of the enormity of your guilt, > the endless list of your sins. > So why all this self-pity, licking your wounds? > You deserve all this, and more. > Because of the enormity of your guilt, > the endless list of your sins, > I've done all this to you. > > 16-17"'Everyone who hurt you will be hurt; > your enemies will end up as slaves. > Your plunderers will be plundered; > your looters will become loot. > As for you, I'll come with healing, > curing the incurable, > Because they all gave up on you > and dismissed you as hopeless- > that good-for-nothing Zion.' > > 18-21"Again, God's Message: > > "'I'll turn things around for Jacob. > I'll compassionately come in and rebuild homes. > The town will be rebuilt on its old foundations; > the mansions will be splendid again. > Thanksgivings will pour out of the windows; > laughter will spill through the doors. > Things will get better and better. > Depression days are over. > They'll thrive, they'll flourish. > The days of contempt will be over. > They'll look forward to having children again, > to being a community in which I take pride. > I'll punish anyone who hurts them, > and their prince will come from their own ranks. > One of their own people shall be their leader. > Their ruler will come from their own ranks. > I'll grant him free and easy access to me. > Would anyone dare to do that on his own, > to enter my presence uninvited?' God's Decree. > > 22"'And that's it: You'll be my very own people, > I'll be your very own God.'" > > 23-24Look out! God's hurricane is let loose, > his hurricane blast, > Spinning the heads of the wicked like dust devils! > God's raging anger won't let up > Until he's made a clean sweep > completing the job he began. > When the job's done > you'll see it's been well done. > > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. 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