Jeremiah 40-41, Proverbs 6, 1 Corinthians 15:1-34

What God said to me – If you are My child you are also My witness.  Everything you do and say should testify as to who “I AM”.  So what kind of witness are you?  Are you a hypocrite, saying you believe one thing, but living differently.  People will hear what you say but they will believe what you do.  Unbelievers will see your hypocritical lifestyle and be turned off because they feel like they live a “better” life than you do so why do they need to be saved or else they will think they can be saved and still live however they want.  Are you a “silent” witness trying to live a good life but never speaking about Me so as not to offend or because of lack of courage?  A person is not saved by osmosis – faith comes from hearing and hearing by the word of God.  If people do not know that you live the way you live because you are My child then shame on you!  “I AM” faithful to confess you before the Father – you be faithful to confess Me before men.

Jeremiah 38-39, Proverbs 5, 1 Corinthians 14

What God said to me – As holy God I must judge sin because “I AM” righteous and holy.  When I bring judgment on the world, a few will repent but most will curse Me and reject Me.  However, I don’t only judge the world for their sin, I also judge My people for theirs.  The severity of that discipline is dependent on their response – are they quick to repent and turn back to me or are they stubborn and unrepentant.  When I brought Babylon to judge Israel for their sin, I told king Zedekiah through My prophet Jeremiah that if he would go out and surrender to the king of Babylon that although they would still go into captivity, he and his household would be saved, and Jerusalem would not be burned.  But if he refused then they would burn the city and kill his family, and he would not escape either.  King Zedekiah refused to repent and accept his discipline, so the judgment was harsh – he was blinded, and his family and the city were destroyed.  Sin is serious – no one is immune, and the consequences are always painful.  You must be quick to repent and return to Me because I will not let you go, and I will do whatever it takes to bring you back to Me.

Jeremiah 36-37, Proverbs 4:14-27, 1 Corinthians 12:27-31 to 13

What God said to me – The world rightly says that “I AM” a God of love but then they distort it to say that means I will accept everyone and everything.  They say that love is tolerant and accepting but My word says that love does not rejoice in unrighteousness but rejoices in truth.  I demonstrate My love by showing My love by showing mercy and extending grace to those who repent of their sin and unrighteousness and who turn to Me as their only hope of salvation.  Those who refuse to accept My love and the mercy and grace I offer and repent of their sin will not experience My love, but My wrath.  This is not a message that the world is eager to receive and so it’s not easy to share but you must be faithful to stand on My word and rejoice in the truth – My word is truth – “I AM” truth.