Daily Devotional for November 27, 2015
Jeremiah 47
Scripture:
2 This is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising in the north; they will become an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and everything in it, the towns and those who live in them. The people will cry out; all who dwell in the land will wail 3 at the sound of the hoofs of galloping steeds, at the noise of enemy chariots and the rumble of their wheels. Fathers will not turn to help their children; their hands will hang limp.
Observation:
I cannot read the line “fathers will not turn to help their children” without my heart hurting. As Spirit-Empowered Men, God has created us to take responsibility for our family. God has designed us to sacrificially love those He has put near us, namely your family. I encourage you today to rise up and be the model for others to follow. This devotional doesn’t need many words to communicate what is already happening in your heart. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we will strive to be the husband and fathers God desires for us.
Application:
- Personal Application: As the provider and protector we must take responsibility for our family. Take some time with the Lord today and ask Him to help you fulfill the responsibilities that He has created you for. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can be the sons, brothers, husbands and fathers that God desires us to be.
- Family Devotional: Read this passage with your family. Look each family member in the eye and reassure them that you will be there for them. Take a moment to commit to them as the priest of the home and the shepherd of your family. Pray for each person individually as their father and husband.
Prayer:
- Personal Prayer Focus: Ask God to help you fulfill your responsibilities as sons, brothers, husbands and fathers.
- Family Prayer Focus: Pray for them by praying for yourself to be the husband and father God desires.
Three Year Reading Plan for Sunday, November 22 – Sunday, November 29:
- Sunday, November 22: Jeremiah 41
- Monday, November 23: Jeremiah 42
- Tuesday, November 24: Jeremiah 43
- Wednesday, November 25: Jeremiah 44
- Thursday, November 26: Jeremiah 45-46
- Friday, November 27: Jeremiah 47
- Saturday, November 28: Jeremiah 48
- Sunday, November 29: Jeremiah 49
—TOM GROOT is National Director of Men’s Ministry and Christian Education. Connect with Tom on Facebook or Twitter @TomGrootJr.
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