My Bible was opened to Jeremiah 5:14. I read from there through chapter six and pondered on the State of Israel. I spoke to Yahweh about the State but reminded Him of the Remnant. I asked Him to consider those in the State who were not Zionists’ or worshipers of evil, but true blue Israelites with a passion for truth and a heart for the plans of God. I asked Him to consider the men and women of God who have labored in the Holy Place for deliverance from wicked and ungodly men. I asked the LORD about His promise to punish those who have made ungodly agreements with wickedness—bringing Israel as a nation under judgment. I also thought of Sodom and Gomorrah and how lustful and debauched we have all become as a ‘global’ society.
The LORD does punish evil, but just as in the days of Noah, He still searches for the few who have rejected gross darkness and favored the Light of God.
I reminded God to save those who have been faithful and resisted the oppression of evil assignments by wicked ones. These are they who have said no to spiritual adulteries and they have continued in the faith. These are the Ones who have stood in the gap for Israel and called upon the LORD to restore the land and convict the Prodigals’ to return to the covenant made with Him in the ancient days. I prayed too for the Gentiles who have followed suit and come under diverse punishment’s for rejecting God’s great gift of salvation.
Chapter’s five and six from Jeremiah are not feel-good reads. They speak of impending doom for those who refuse to return to the covenant of Yahweh and they speak of certain war that will annihilate Israel if they refuse to return to God. Because this passage of scripture was lying wide open in my Bible without any help from me, I deemed it was significant and I was to pray.
I concluded my prayers for Israel and returned to my Bible. I grabbed a handful of pages and folded them over to access the New Testament. My eyes immediately landed on a random passage that read:
27 Israel cries out concerning Israel, “Though the number of the sons of Israel may be like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved; 28 for the Lord will execute His word on the earth, thoroughly and quickly.” 29 And just as Isaiah foretold: “If the Lord of armies had not left us descendants, We would have become like Sodom and would have been like Gomorrah.” (Romans 9:27-29)
Confirming and powerful! Only the Spirit of God can confirm a prayer or meditation in such an unusual way. This passage in Romans gives me hope; the “remnant” will be saved and the righteousness of the “remnant” will live to demonstrate the goodness and faithfulness of God to those who LOVE and HONOR Him. Praise the Lord! While the scripture promises the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience, the Remnant will be protected by the salvation of the Lord; and the Remnant will not be disappointed in the deliverance of Yahweh.
©2021, What You Will
