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Jeremiah 21:1-7- Be Careful What You Pray For
There is a phrase, “Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.” Jeremiah present us with a more terrifying scenario. King Zedekiah asks Jeremiah, “Ask the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonderful works so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us” (Jeremiah 21:2). Unlike with Hezekiah and Judah, there was not personal and national repentance with Zedekiah and Judah. They are not interested in God, just in God’s protection. Therefore God’s answer is far different: “I will repel the weapons of war in your hands, those you are using to fight the king of Babylon” (Jeremiah 21:4). So if we are only wanting what God can do for us, but not wanting God Himself, “Be careful what you pray for, you just might get the exact opposite.”
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