Jeremiah 42
Choose Wisely Your Next Step! (Part 1 of 2)
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, May 10.
Learning how to make wise decisions is an essential skill to the adult life, especially for someone who wants to walk in the Way of Jesus. Every single day we are going to be confronted with choices, many of which will be small daily decisions, while others will be significant with far reaching consequences. Big or small, every decision you make is important. In Romans 12:1-2, Paul taught us the foundational principle to godly decision making:
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
You have to be with Him! We cannot take our lead from the patterns of this world, but by being in step with Him, seeking direction from God through His Word, in prayer, and through wise counsel. After the assassination of the governor, the remnant had a hard decision to make – remain in Mizpah, awaiting the retaliation of Babylon, or flee to Egypt, seeking sanctuary from an old ally. The officials of the remnant approached the prophet in Jeremiah 42:1-3, taking the right next step in making this important decision, “Please let our petition come before you, and pray for us to the Lord your God, that is for all this remnant; because we are left but a few out of many, as your own eyes now see us, that the Lord your God may tell us the way in which we should walk and the thing that we should do.”
Seize the moment and seek to be in step with God in every decision you make, remembering that His Word “is a lamp to [your] feet and a light to [your] path” (Psalm 119:105).
God bless you!
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