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Devotional: October 17th

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Jeremiah 35:12-19

The sons of Rechab could easily have made the most of the fact that 250 years had passed since the instructions of their ancestor and that it was necessary to "live with the times", or that outward behaviour did not matter in comparison with the condition of the heart. Some people today put forward such excuses in order to widen the road. Oh, no! And God Himself is delighted to acknowledge the fact: "the sons of Jonadab, the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father" (v. 16). From one generation to the next, they had held firmly and quietly (but certainly not without shame and suffering) to the godly line of conduct set out by their ancestor. During the most terrible reigns of Ahaz, Manasseh and Amon, they were numbered amongst the hidden faithful whom the LORD knew about, like the seven thousand at the time of Elijah (1 Kings 19:18). We would probably have known nothing about this family if God had not wanted to use it as a public example to all Judah. Yes, the example of the Rechabites shows up the disobedience of the people of Jerusalem . . . in the same way as today the lives of Christians should by their contrast condemn a world which has turned against God and should speak to the world’s conscience.

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