seek Him with all your heart

Jeremiah 29

v13

And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

The people God promises will find Him, are the people who seek for Him with all their heart. If we want to find God, we should seek for Him with all our heart.

bring your necks under the yoke

Jeremiah 27

v12

I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.

Sometimes situations (like being a servant to a foreign king) don't seem like the ultimate situation for us. It can still be where the Lord wants us.

We should be servants.

Luke 19:1-27 - Key

v23

Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

We should wisely invest the things the Lord has given us.

Application

This parable was the thing that helped me decide to be an investor.

Luke 19:1-27 - Outline

1. v1-10 Zacchaeus

   v1-6

   he sought to see Jesus

   v7-10

   Jesus came to seek and to save that which was lost

   
   
2. v11-27 The parable of the 10 pounds

   v11-19

   faithful in little, rewarded with much

   v20-27

   the one who didn't gain anything actually lost something

diminish not a word

Jeremiah 26

v2

Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD'S house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD'S house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word:

Jeremiah was willing to speak exactly everything that the Lord told him to, even though he nearly died for it. He didn't make 1 word of the message into anything less than it was supposed to be, even to save his own life. The Lord used others to stand up and speak, to defend him. The Lord was his defense.

v14

As for me, behold, I [am] in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you.

We should preach the gospel and preach the word boldly like this, fearing God instead of fearing other people. We shouldn't diminish one word.

rising early and sending

Jeremiah 25

v4

And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending [them]; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.

This says, "rising early", and it makes me think of the morning. We can hear from the Lord in the morning by reading the Bible and taking notes like this. Wen we do, we should "incline our ears to hear".

Romans 11 - Key

v20

Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

We should be humble, and examine ourselves for sin.

Application

When I get ready for worship, I'll get ready for the remembrance by examining myself for sin.