WTW 2022
20 August
Jeremiah 20
God’s Best Ending
Sing to the Lord! Give praise to the Lord! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked. Jeremiah 20:13
Most modern readers and viewers love good endings. Apparently this has not always been the case, such as in the era of Greek tragedy. For today’s chapter though, it is hard to imagine how the verse 14-18 ending could be better than the verse 13 ending which rises triumphantly in praise from the depths of the chapter’s real life tragedies. But after verse 13 the outlook plunges even deeper than Job’s.
Heavenly Father,
Fill us with Your Holy Spirit, we pray and ask that You would grant us mercy and grace, favor that we can recognize Your best endings and strength, wisdom and daily guidance to show others your goodness and paths of righteousness.
In Jesus Name,
Faith
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You deceived me, Lord, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me. Whenever I speak, I cry out proclaiming violence and destruction. So the word of the Lord has brought me insult and reproach all day long. But if I say, “I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his name,” his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot. I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side! Denounce him! Let’s denounce him!” All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, “Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.” But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten. Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous and probe the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have committed my cause. Sing to the Lord! Give praise to the Lord! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked. Jeremiah 20:7 – 13
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What if I stumble
What if I fall
What if I lose my step
And I make fools of us all
Will Your love continue
When my walk becomes a crawl
Wisdom in the WORD 