Eat Humble Pie
Monday, March 23, 2009

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Ever wonder if you are right and most people are wrong. That is scary. For one, you will be wondering how it could be. Especially when people who say that you are wrong are those of the main stream, or worst, they are the church leaders. You will be wondering if your heart have deceived yourself.

What do we do? Do we rise up and rebel or start a new crusade or should we quiet ourselves and let those who are the leader continue to preach what people think is right and behave as if they are right.

Jeremiah have something similar in here, as I see Jeremiah lived his life, we see a humble man who continue to preach what most people rejected. I come to one conclusion...

If you want to be right, eat your humble pie.

Do what need to be done, but remain humble.

Too many people have split up churches or start their empire because of that. But here we see a humble man who continue to cry to God. Jeremiah did not stop his massage, it fact it get more unacceptable.

Jeremiah in Chapter 27 told the king to do an unthinkable task. To accept an evil king advances since Jeremiah say that God is going to use him as his servant. Unthinkable, as this is the first time a Jewish King are given such advice..to work with a pagan King, a evil pagan king. To the rest of his collegue, they would think that Jeremiah is wrong and would advice the King, that as a Jews, a God Chosen race, will need to rise up against the King. Even as I first read it, I thought it would be a no brainer thing to fight this evil king.

I wander what "persecution" would Jeremiah face...I have my fair share of it, even my best supporting friend would turn against me...as if the holy spirit have stop prompting me. I know I have sinned and in many time, sinned so badly, does it make me someone who would not know God truth anymore.

It is when I realise that I have sinned and thus humbled myself, I see the error of people who would fight all the way for the truth to be people of pride. I begin to understand Jeremiah decision. My response would be similar to Jeremiah....to cry to God and face it along with those that stand against me.

Posted by Sheep In Wolf Clothing 8:50 AM