Thursday, July 29 2010
Jeremiah 45
Verse of the Week: V5 “And seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.”
Are you the president of the most powerful country in the world? Are you the chief executive of the richest company in the world? Are you the most famous celebrity of the world? Are you the leader of the largest religion of the world?
1. Without God, You Shall Fail
V5 “And seekest thou great things for thyself? ...”
What were the great things that the people of Judah seek or the world seeks? Fame, fortune, power, pleasure? Man throughout the centuries seeks anything and everything except the true and living God. Man fails to realize that unless he seeks God, whatever he does or builds shall be in vain and shall fail and shall never truly satisfy his soul and heart.
Psalms 127:1
“Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.”
2. Without God, You Have Nothing
V5 “And seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not: ..."
Unless you seek God and His righteousness first, all the things that you seek and possess shall never truly satisfy you or fulfill the deepest desire of your heart.
Matthew 6:33
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.’
3. Without God, You Are Nothing
V5 “And seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.”
God shall judge man for what he seeks, and if he seeks not God, his name shall not be written in the book of life and he shall be condemned into the lake of fire or hell forever.
Revelation 20:15
“And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
Prayer of the Week
Dearest God, I seek You for You are my God and I am Your precious child.
