Don't run! - NCCG.ORG Ning Network Archive 2008-10

Jeremiah 42:10-18 If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: ...(13) But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of Yahweh your Elohim, (14) Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell ... (16) Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

I believe there is a word for all of us here.

Yahweh has called each of us to something specific and He wants to plant us in a way that our roots can grow deep in Him and in that particular calling. He wants us to become solely dependent on His nourishment there, that we might grow to be strong, solid leaders with the capacity to serve and guide those around us who are in need where He's called us.

Yahweh warns us about being double-minded. We're double-minded when become too busy to seek His will for lives and the empowerment to fulfill it. We're double-minded when we allow our fear and anxiety to get in the way of us getting to and staying in that place to which He's called us.

Let's not run from Yahweh. He has so many blessings for those who seek Him and follow after Him whole-heartedly. Let's give our all to Him today and strive to be single minded in His calling upon our lives!

Reply by Lahry Sibley on September 30, 2009 at 8:01pm

There is no going back to "egypt" either. We are God's for the duration and dwell in Him until we give up the vessels of clay. No other God's, no other resources, no other loves. God's, and God's alone.

Idolatry would be ascribing glory to something other than God. That won't do either. God hates idolatry, is a jealous God and created all things for His glory. We dare not leave that principle of understanding and run off after other hopes for peace, contentment, and provision. Amen.

Reply by Lev/Christopher on October 1, 2009 at 2:33am

Absolutely. And even if we don't go all the way back to Egypt, we must avoid going backwards in our spiritual walk generally to 'easier' ways because they appeal to our comfort zones (by reversing the spiritual meaning of the festivals, for example). And taking OTHERS backwards with us is arguably even more dangerous because then we become accountable for their demise too (the Millstone Penalty).

Lahry Sibley said:

There is no going back to "egypt" either. We are God's for the duration and dwell in Him until we give up the vessels of clay. No other God's, no other resources, no other loves. God's, and God's alone.

Idolatry would be ascribing glory to something other than God. That won't do either. God hates idolatry, is a jealous God and created all things for His glory. We dare not leave that principle of understanding and run off after other hopes for peace, contentment, and provision. Amen.

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