King James Daily Bible Study Devotional
Message Title: Growing Up With God
Date: Saturday August 27, 2011
Chapters: Jeremiah 45-48, Proverb 27, Psalm 78:1-18
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“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;..But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.” - II Timothy 3:1-4,14,15.

The second a person asks Jesus Christ to save them they are born again, meaning the Spirit of God enters the soul, becoming alive with the Spirit of God in it. A newborn soul is just like a newborn baby, it requires love and nurturing from their parents in order to grow up big and strong. Our spiritual Father is none other than God Himself, just like any parent, love and nurturing requires lessons, experience, commands, affection, correction, and even chastisement. “For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.” - Hebrews 12:6-8.

Okay, I will say it again, disobedience to God does not make a person loose their salvation, just like a child that is born to one set of parents for life, those who are saved are born again to God for life. However, that does not mean that a person living a wicked life can do so and not receive chastening from God. The world is only going to get worse, but we can be ready for it. We learn more about this through Jeremiah. God instructs him to speak to the Gentile nations and remnant of Israel concerning their walking away from Him.

“The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him: And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD. But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid. Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.” - Jeremiah 46:25-28.

While God did promise to save them from the destruction that will take place when Jesus returns, He did not promise that He would not chastise them for living wicked, sinful lives until the day Jesus returns or He takes them to heaven. We will face the consequences for our sins, there is no hiding or escaping God's chastisement, He knows and sees all and He will find us. However, He is willing to forgive and even repent before the humble heart, yes, you can change God's mind when you honestly, wholeheartedly repent, change your mind. “For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.” - Psalm 135:14.

The condemnation of God was upon all the heathen nations that had fought against the people of God, the chastisement of God was on all His people who would not repent. Jeremiah continues speaking the words that God wanted the people to hear, this time God had something to say to the godly nations that turned from God.

“Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together. And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken. Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein. Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.” - Jeremiah 48:6-10.

God has all armies at His command, He will in His own time plead the cause of His people against a people that have always been deceitful to them and rebellious toward Him, and will punish them until there is nothing left of them. This is not cruelty, this is God getting people to fear Him, not be afraid of Him, but have respect for Him. Just like a child learns to fear their parents by their chastening, we learn to fear God by His chastening. “Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby...Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:” - Hebrews 12:22,28.

It is time for backsliders to grow up, if God can repent of sending a lost soul to hell the second a person calls on Jesus to save them, a backslidden Christian can repent, remembering that they are a saved soul, born again and set free from hell all because Jesus Christ died for you. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” - Romans 5:8-10. Praise God!

Today's Prayer:
Dear God,
Lord, as I humbly receive the Word planted in me through Your Holy Spirit I grow a little each day. Help me to get rid of anything that stimulates my old way of thinking. Help me to reject that which is detrimental to my spiritual growth and help me to embrace that which saves me from the evil that is so custom in our world. Keep my heart soft and my eyes open so I am quick to confess and repent of that which dishonors You. I love You, Lord and ask these things in Jesus name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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