Re: Verse reading – Jeremiah 29:1-14 (day seven)
“It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of a living God.” (Hebrews 10:3) It is not a place I want to be–led by my own stubbornness into a time of God’s discipline. Read Hebrews 12:5-11. Once begun, the discipline of God will run its course. Short or long, the Lord will decide the duration and I will have no other choice but to endure. 40 years in the wilderness for the Exodus people. (Numbers 14:34) 70 years in exile for the unrepentant people of Judah. (Jeremiah 29:10) 3 days of pestilence for the nation because of David’s sin. (2 Samuel 24:13) The anger of God is nothing to trifled with. Even this “opposition” to us (Numbers 14:34) is an expression of His loving desire for us to share His holiness. (Hebrews 12:10) It is, however, very painful and costly for those who experience it. “Do not be DECEIVED, God is not mocked; whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.” (Galatians 6:7)
