Jeremiah 42:1-2 Then all the army officers, including Johanan son of Kareah and Jezaniah a son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest approached Jeremiah the prophet and said to him, “Please hear our petition and pray to the Lord your God for this entire remnant. For as you now see, though we were once many, now only a few are left.”
God knows our hearts. He knows when we are sincere or desperate or duplicitous. He knows when we claim Him (MY God) and when we don’t (YOUR God). He knows when we are sincerely seeking wisdom and discernment and when we are just seeking confirmation of our own will.
Jeremiah 42:3 “Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”
When we come to Him for wisdom, guidance, and discernment, we must approach with sincerity and without preconceived notions of what His answer will be. His thoughts are not our thoughts. His ways are far beyond anything we can imagine (Isaiah 55:8).
Jeremiah 42:4 “I have heard you,” replied Jeremiah the prophet. “I will certainly pray to the Lord your God as you have requested; I will tell you everything the Lord says and will keep nothing back from you.”
Lord, When I ask for Your wisdom and discernment, give me an obedient heart. Help me to understand Your will, even when it is different than my own. Help me never to forget that wherever You lead me, You keep me, You are with me. Give me strength, grace, mercy, love, so that I can fulfill Your will for me. Amen.
Jeremiah 42:5 Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the Lord your God sends you to tell us.
Have a blessed day.