Obey The LORD, He will RESCUE You!
When King Zedekiah was ruling Judah,Nebuchadnezzar,the king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his whole army and laid siege to it.
The city wall was broken.
When Zedekiah,the king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled.
But the Babylonian army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho.
They captured him and took him to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
He killed his sons and the nobles of Judah.
He put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.
The Babylonians set fire to the royal palace and the houses of the people and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
In the land of Judah some of the poor people were left behind,who owned nothing.
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given these orders about Jeremiah.
"Take him and look after him; don’t harm him but do for him whatever he asks."
Jeremiah remained among his own people.
While Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the Lord came to him: “Go and tell Ebed-Melek the Cushite,
‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am about to fulfill my words against this city—words concerning disaster, not prosperity. At that time they will be fulfilled before your eyes.
"But I will rescue you on that day, declares the Lord; you will not be given into the hands of those you fear. I will save you; you will not fall by the sword but will escape with your life, because you trust in me, declares the Lord." (Jeremiah 39:17-18)
It is a message of hope, warning, encouragement and it teaches the lessons of obedience.
God will rescue and redeem everyone from all dangers, if they trust in him.
Those who believe and obey him will not be given to any enemies.
God will save you from all your life-threatening situations.
You must obey the LORD.
Amen.
