PASSIONATE PURSUIT...AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART

 Jesus is the God of restoration. He desires that his children trust him and do things his way. As we have been led to study the book of Jeremiah because he warned of captivity to the children who refused to obey the commandments of the Lord and to heed the warning to surrender completely. Zedekiah still came to Jeremiah secretly and asked if he would inquire of the lord. The Lord while showing mercy pleaded with the children that they trust in Him and not go to the Egyptians. Yet, the refused the counsel of the prophet.
Isaiah 10:1
Woe to them that decree unrighteous decrees and that write grievousness which they have prescribed. To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless.
And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from afar? To whom will ye flee for help? Where will ye leave your glory?
There is no decree or proclamation that the Lord Jesus Christ is not aware of. He said woe unto them who seek deep to hide their counsel and wor to them who decree decrees of unrighteousness. He said be ye holy for I am holy. We cannot stop righteous judgment from coming forth meaning that we as the Lord’s chosen have often failed to carry out righteous judgment of behalf of the poor and the needy. This is our reasonable service unto God. How have the widows become prey? To utilize them in such a way to gain an advantage instead of assisting them in service unto God. They attempt to rob the fatherless as if they have no one to account for them. Yet, Jesus Christ has eyes everywhere beholding the good as well as the evil. We cannot make unrighteous decrees and proclamations fo the sake of covetousness, lies, deceit, and monetary gain.
The Lord’s wrath and indignation is kindling towards his chosen people who continue to operate on their own will and their own authority. While attempting with their actions to eliminate the spirit of God...they build up their own selves and make ungodly alliances, and doing their ungodly acts that they do, as if they can manipulate and control the spirit of the true and living God.
The lord god pleaded with the King Zedekiah concerning the remnant of Isreal and Judah to surrender than they would have their lives for a prey. Privately they inquired and the Lord pleaded and pleaded. Why inquire if your intent is to do your own will anyway? Why inquire if you have no intent to serve the true and living God? He simply said obey His voice.
Jeremiah 42:10-17
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 not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.
Be not afraid of the King of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the Lord: For I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
And I will show mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
But if ye say, we will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your god,saying, no; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, not have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:
And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah; thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; if ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
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 there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from evil that I will bring upon them.

The Lord has delivered us out of Egypt with his stretched out arm and by miracles, signs, and wonders has he done these things to get his children to trust him. The works have been done. When the Lord reminds us of returning to Egypt He is referring to the mind set. Going back to the old man...going back to the old way that we have been delivered from. The comfort zone where we didn’t walk by faith but trusted in our own ability because we were fed and things were convenient. He wants His people to trust that no matter what state you’re in He’s walking through your circumstance with you, whether you are abased or are abounding you have confidence that your saviour is there. If you claim him to be your savior them let Him do the leading and guiding. Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.