I was reading about Jeremiah warning Zedekiah, telling him what the Lord God had said.
How Jeremiah explained that salvation was in surrender, something the king couldn’t understand.
Zedekiah didn’t surrender; he stayed in Judah waiting on the siege.
And I wondered, do I do the same?
Do I try to save face and fear public opinion over my Lord’s command?
Does my pride hinder my faith, my hope?
Do I ignore my Lord and follow my own vain imagination?
Sometimes peace is in the surrender.
When we surrender our all to the Lord, we will find peace that passes all understanding.
That is the surrender I’m talking about:
Giving up our wants and desires, and wholeheartedly following the Lord.
Only by the grace of God can we hope to leave behind our foolish pride and serve our Lord and Savior.
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I can say for certain I do sometimes worry more about the opinion of others over what I know the Lord is tell me. As fearful as I am of the Lord I still choose to put the thoughts of others over his. Reading this made me realize just how crazy that sounds. When I do finally listen the peace I feel is can’t be described. I’ve gotten better at listening but there are still times I don’t and each time I ask “Why?” I don’t have the answer.
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