How to Stand Your Ground Despite Opposition



Today's Reading: Jeremiah 26: 20-24

In today's reading, we read of Uriah a prophet of the Lord who had been sent by God to warn the leaders and the people of Judah of impending judgement due to their sins. God warned the people that unless they repented, several of them would be killed and others taken into hostage by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. However, despite warnings from several prophets such as Jeremiah and Uriah, the people refuse and instead turned against Jeremiah and Uriah.

Prophet Jeremiah stood his ground in the face of this opposition, but Uriah fled to Egypt. Uraih feared King Jehoiakim, as he had been told that the king was looking for him to kill him. When the king heard that Uriah had run to Egypt, he sent soldiers after him, who captured him and brought him back to the king, who had him killed. 

On the other hand, Jeremiah was not afraid to prophesy the same to the people despite what happened to Uriah, he did not flee, but went to the temple and spoke what God had told him to speak. The king, priests, prophets and the people wanted to kill him, but God delivered him and used elders to advocate for Jeremiah's release.

Lesson:
We need to stand our ground. We will face opposition in our walk with the Lord. Despite facing opposition against our marriage, our children, our workplace and our community, we need to stand our ground just like Jeremiah. We need to trust in God to deliver us. As it is written in Revelation 12:11: the believers in the tribulation period overcome Satan, by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony. It says they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. 

Prayer:
God, I thank You for using me to share the gospel to those around me through my witness and life. I pray that You will strengthen me to remain committed to You, even in the face of opposition. May You use me as a golden vessel in Your Kingdom. I present my body as a living sacrifice for your service and your glory. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Song: I pledge allegiance to the Lamb:
 

Comments

Unknown said…
Robert, this is amazing... I was looking for devotional content... I love how you present it :the lesson and song to buttress the story... Thank you for blessing us with this... Hoping to see more...God bless you... Amen

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