Jeremiah 35
Give Your Family a Faith Legacy!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Wednesday, May 1.
Have you ever used a well-known example from history to make your point? Of course you have, we all do this, and that is what the prophet was doing in Jeremiah 35. He contrasted the people’s duplicity from the previous chapter, with the faithfulness of the Rechabites, who refused to violate their founding father’s commands. To understand the zeal of the Rechabites, you need to understand the origin story of their founder, Jehonadab the son of Rechab, from 2 Kings 10:15-17:
Now when [Jehu, king of Israel] had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, “Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?” And Jehonadab answered, “It is.” Jehu said, “If it is, give me your hand.” And he gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot. He said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord.” So he made him ride in his chariot. When he came to Samaria, he killed all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke to Elijah.
Jehonadab continued with Jehu to destroy the temple of Baal and massacre all the priests. This would have been a formative experience for him, one which set the course of his house forever, so much so that they remained faithful to God even under tremendous pressure for generations to come. His house remained tried and true, and God promised that they would never “lack a man to stand before Me always” (Jeremiah 35:18-19). How do you help your household remain faithful for generations to come?
Seize the moment and give your family a legacy worth preserving by showing them your faith in how you handle the difficult circumstances today.
God bless you!
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