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Determined To Disobey Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 11, 2010 (message contributor) Summary: Sometimes Christians say they want to follow God, but fail to follow through when God’s will doesn’t agree with their preconceived idea of how things were supposed to work out. Following God is about full surrender to God’s will and purpose. Determined To Disobey Text: Jer. THE PEOPLE’S REQUEST (Jer. The People Purportedly Sought God’s Direction. The Prophet Promised That What God Said, He Would Declare. The People Promised That What God Said, They Would Do THE PROPHET’S REPORT (Jer. Jeremiah Reveals God’s Decree. Jeremiah Reveals The Danger Of Disobedience. Jeremiah Reveals The People’s Deceitfulness. III. THE PEOPLE’S REBELLION (Jer. They Vilified God’s Prophet. God’s Wrath Was Provoked. Their Defiance Progressed. Judgment Was Pronounced. Intro: Today’s text accurately sums up the overall attitude of the people of Judah during the time of Jeremiah the prophet. In spite of the fact that God’s judgment had already resulted in the capture of Jerusalem and the surrounding cities, the remnant of Judah still displayed hardened hearts toward God that seemed determined to have their own way—determined to disobey. The strange thing about the condition of these folks is that they didn’t seem to realize that God could see past the charades of their deceitful hearts. They talked of wanting to do God’s will; but what they really meant was that they would do God’s will as long as it agreed with what they had already made up their minds to do. When God’s plans didn’t coincide with their plan, they rebelled. That attitude sounds a lot like a number of Baptist church members I’ve known through the years. People in our day are really not so different from the people of Judah in the days of Jeremiah. There are still those who know how to submit to God with their lips, but don’t know how, or even care to live submissively. However, we can be assured that God knows the difference. Let’s examine the hearts of the people of Judah. We will find that they were a people who were DETERMINED TO DISOBEY. Theme: It’s plain to see that Judah was determined to disobey when one considers… THE PEOPLE’S REQUEST The People Purportedly Sought God’s Direction. The people, fearing Babylonian reprisals, had already come to a preconceived conclusion. Jer. 41:16 “Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam [whom the king of Babylon had made governor of Judah], even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon: 17 And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt, 18a Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them…” NOTE: After Johanan had delivered the people from Ishmael, including Jeremiah the prophet; he immediately departs to “…the habitation of Chimham” (v. 17a). Though there is little in biblical history concerning Chimham, according to one commentary, “The lodging place was a khan (caravansary) on the caravan route to Egypt.”1 It’s seems rather clear that Johanan and the remnant of Judah were poised and ready to take the road down to Egypt for safety. The people enlisted Jeremiah’s help only to see if God would concur. Jer. 42:1 “Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hashaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near, 2 And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) 3 That the Lord thy God may show us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.” NOTE: What prophet of God, or pastor, wouldn’t like to hear words like these found in verse three, from his people? But unless the ones speaking those words follow through, and truly obey and follow the Lord, their words are little more than religious rhetoric and high-sounding, but meaningless, verbiage. God is tired of cheap commitment, and “Burger King religion” (“Have it your way”). He’s not interested in Christians who merely talk the talk, but those who are willing to walk the walk. As it turned out, the words of Johanan and the remnant of Judah were hollow and insincere. The Prophet Promised That What God Said, He Would Declare. Jer. 42:4 “Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you, behold, I will pray unto the Lord your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the Lord shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.” Related Media SermonCentral Preaching Slide SermonCentral Preaching Slide Church Fuel Video Illustration
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यर्मिया अध्याय 40 विशेष रक्षकहरूका कप्तान नबूजरदानले जब यर्मियालाई रामामा कैद मुक्त गरेका थिए तिनीकहाँ परमप्रभुबाट एउटा सन्देश आयो। तिनले यर्मियाहलाई यरूशलेम र यहूदाका मानिसहरूलाई कैदी बनाई बाबेलमा लगिरहेकाहरूसितै साङ्गलोले बाँधिएको भेटे। 2 जब नबूजरदानले यर्मियालाई भेटे, उनी तिनीसँग बात गरे। उनले भने, यर्मिया, परमप्रभु तिम्रो परमेश्वरले यस ठाउँमा विपत्ती आउनेछ भनेर घोषणा गर्नुभयो। 3 अनि अहिले परमप्रभुले जे भन्नु भएको थियो प्रत्येक कुरो गर्नुभयो। यो सर्वनाश आइलाग्यो कारण परमप्रभुको विरूद्ध यहूदाका मानिसहरूले पाप गरेका थिए। तिमीहरूले परमप्रभुको आज्ञा पालन गरेनौ। यसकारण तिनीहरूलाई यस्तो भयो। 4 तर अब म तिमीलाई मुक्त गरिदिनेछु। म तिमीलाई साङ्गलाबाट मुक्त पार्छु। यदि तिमी इच्छा गर्छौ भने म सँग बाबेलतिर जाऊँ, म तिम्रो राम्रो देख-रेख गर्ने छु। तर यदि तिमी मसँग आउँन चाहँदैनौ भने नआऊ। हेर, सारा देश नै तिम्रो सम्मुख छ अनि तिमी जहाँ जान चाहन्छौ त्यहाँ जाऊ। 5 अथवा शापानको नाति अहीकामको छोरो गदल्याहकहाँ जाऊ। बाबेलका राजाले गदल्याहलाई यहूदाको राज्यपाल नियुक्त गरेका छन्। जाऊ गदल्याहकहाँ तिम्रा मानिसहरू माझ बस अथवा तिम्रो इच्छा अनुसार तिमी जहाँ चाहन्छौ त्यहीं जाऊ।”त्यसपछि नबूजरदारले यर्मियालाई केही भोजन र उपहार प्रदान गरे अनि बिदा गरे। 6 यसकारण यर्मिया अहीकामको छोरो गदल्याहकहाँ मिस्पामा गए। यर्मिया गदल्याहसँग मानिसहरू माझ बसे जो यहूदाको देशमा छाडिएका थिए। 7 यरूशलेम ध्वंस भए पश्चात केही सैन्य, अधिकारीहरू अनि तिनीहरूका मानिसहरू जो खेतमा बसिरहेका थिए, चाल पाए कि बाबेलका राजाले गरीब, र बाबेलमा कैदी बनाई नलगिएका मानिसहरूको कल्याणार्थ अहिकमेको छोरो गदल्याहलाई राज्यपाल नियुक्त गरेका छन्। 8 यसकारण ती सिपाहीहरू मिस्पामा गदल्याहकहाँ आए। ती सिपाहीहरू थिए नतन्याहको छोरो इश्माएल, कारेहका दुइ छोराहरू योहानान अनि जोनाथन, पन्हूमेतको छोरो सरायाह, नतोफाबासी एपेकाका छोराहरू, अनि माकाबासीको छोरो याजन्याह र यिनीहरूका सबैका मानिसहरू। 9 अहीकामका छोरो गदल्याहले ती सिपाहीहरूले सुरक्षित अनुभव गरून भनी तिनीहरूसित शपथ लिएका थिए गदल्याहले यही नै भने “यही ठाउँमा बस अनि बाबेलका राजालाई सेवा गर र यो तिमीहरूका निम्ति भलो हुनेछ। 10 बाबेलवासीहरू अघि जो हामीकहाँ आउँछन तिमीहरूको प्रतिनिधित्व गर्न म आफै मिस्पामा बस्नेछु। दाखरस, ग्रीष्मऋतुका फल, तेल जम्मा गर अनि भाँडामा राख। तिनीहरूले आफ्नो अधीनमा लिएको शहरहरूमा बस्।” 11 यहूदाका मानिसहरू जो मोआब, अम्मोन र एदोमका अनि अन्य देशहरूमा थिए तिनीहरूले चाल पाए कि बाबेलका राजाले बाँचेका मानिसहरूलाई यहूदामा छोडेका छन् र शापानको नाति अहीकामको छोरा गदल्याहलाई त्यस ठाउँका राज्यपाल नियुक्त गरे। 12 यसर्थ यहूदाका मानिसहरू जो विभिन्न ठाउँमा छरिएर बसेका थिए यहूदामा फर्के अनि मिस्पामा गदल्याहलाई भेटे। तिनीहरूले धेरै मद र ग्रीष्म ऋतुका फलहरू बटुले। 13 कारेहका छोरो योहानान अनि यहूदाका हाकिमहरू जो खेतमा थिए गदल्याहकहाँ मिस्पामा आए। 14 योहानान र अन्य मानिसहरू आएर गदल्याहलाई भने, “तिमीलाई थाह छ कि अम्मोनवंशी राजा बालीसले तिमीलाई मार्न चाहन्छ? उसले नतन्याहको छोरो तिम्रो हत्याको लागि इश्माएललाई पठायो।” तर अहीकामको छोरो गदल्याहले ती कुराहरू विश्वास गरेनन्। 15 तब कारेहका छोरो योहानानले गुप्त रूपमा मिस्पामा गदल्याहलाई भेटे अनि उनलाई भने, “नतन्याहको छोरो इश्माएललाई मार्न। कसैले पनि यस बारेमा केही पनि जान्दैनन्। तपाईंलाई मार्न उसलाई स्वतन्त्रता दिनु हुँदैन। यदि यस्तो भयो भेन यहूदाका मानिसहरू जो भेला भएकाछन् तितर-बितर हुनेछन् अनि यहूदाका सन्तान ध्वंश हुनेछ।” 16 तर अहीकामको छोरो गदल्याहले कारेहको छोरो योहानानलाई भने, “इश्माएललाई नमार। जुन कुराहरू तिमीहरूले इश्माएलको बारेमा बताएका छौ ती सबै असत्य हो।”