Carried Away
Based on Jeremiah 51-52, Hebrews 9
"The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God." Jeremiah 51:10
Although these chapters of Jeremiah proclaim the carrying away of God's people & the declaring of the wrath against Babylon after the captivity, we see glimpses of a different type of "carrying away." While there was a time appointed for carrying away God's people out of their land (because of them being carried away by their own lusts), there would be a time of carrying away Israel from their enemies back to their land one day...but obedience would be the deciding factor!
"how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?" Hebrews 9:14
Instead of being carried away in this life, getting caught up in things which steal our joy, energy, motivation & most of all our relationship with God, let's let God carry us away in His Word! He can take us beyond the everyday stress & into a loving & joyful relationship with Him...all while awaiting the day we get carried away to Heaven with Him! How much MORE Jesus? How much MORE the things of God instead of the cares of this life?
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Gina Pietrzak
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