“The Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail” (Jeremiah 20:11).
This is a tremendous Word of encouragement when the battle is at its
fiercest. In this battle, we are empowered by the Holy Spirit (1 Thessalonians 1:5),
empowered to speak for the Lord and to live for Him. He gives us the
strength to battle for the glory of God, “not trying to please men but
God ... not looking for praise from men” (1 Thessalonians 1:4,6).
This is the way of blessing - the way of doing what God wants us to do
- “blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to
the law of the Lord” (Psalm 119:1).
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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