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Day by Day Devotional - Year 3 of 5
Devotional: October 22nd

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Jeremiah 38:14-28

Poor Zedekiah, tormented by worries and uncertainty, meets Jeremiah again in secret. Jeremiah urges him to go out "assuredly" to the Chaldean princes and surrender. He warns Zedekiah of what to expect if he does not do so: he is threatened with having his feet "sunk in the mire" (v. 22). No doubt the prophet says that whilst reflecting on his own recent experience! But what a difference there is between the two men! Whilst knowing the will of God, Zedekiah is powerless to carry it out because he is governed by the fear of men: fear of the Chaldeans, fear of the princes (vv. 5, 25), fear of the Jews who have already been taken captive (v. 19; see Proverbs 29:25). The only fear that appears to be missing from his thoughts is the true fear of God. Indeed what a contrast with the confidence which faith gives to Jeremiah. This meeting makes us think of the scene in Acts 26:1-32 where we see Paul, the prisoner, appearing before king Agrippa. He can speak "freely" with him (v. 26) and ends by saying "I would to God that thou wert altogether such as I am, except these bonds" (v. 29). May God help us to be like Paul and Jeremiah, always full of courage before men because the Lord is with us (Hebrews 13:6).

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