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JUNE 15
THY LIFE FOR A PREY
“But I will deliver thee in
that day, saith the Lord:
and thou shalt not be given
into the hand of the men of
whom thou art afraid. For I
will surely deliver thee,
and thou shalt not fall by
the sword, but thy life
shall be for a prey unto
thee: because thou hast put
thy trust in Me, saith the
Lord.” (Jer. 39:17-18)
Israel was faced with going
into captivity, it was of
the Lord, He had purposed to
bring judgment upon the city
because of the disobedience
and sin. Discipline,
correction must be made!
Thus, the real issue
involved was, would they
submit under the mighty hand
of God, or would they rebel
some more, and persist in
trusting in their own
stubborn will and way. Going
into a time of captivity,
and willingly submitting to
the God who ordained it, and
because of this act of
obedience He promised to
give them their life as a
prey, they would live
through it all. This serves
as a vivid example and
promise for us today, for
“all these things happened
unto them for ensamples; and
they are written for our
admonition, upon whom the
ends of the ages are come.”
(I Cor. 10:11).
In the processing’s of God,
bringing death to the carnal
mind, an end to our own
selfhood’s rebellion and
waywardness, the hand of God
often brings us into
situations and circumstances
which circumvent us, hem us
in, become a form of
captivity to us. We can
yield to His hand, “submit
yourselves therefore to
God…draw nigh to God…humble
yourselves in the sight of
the Lord, and He shall lift
you up.” (James 4:7-10).
Praise God, the promise
remains, in the midst of all
the evil, the shakings, the
distresses, “Thy life will I
give unto thee for a prey.”
And what is the life which
He gives? It is a
triumphant, victorious life,
rising out of the midst of
chaos, to blossom forth in
praise and worship to Him
who doeth all things well.
Though others about thee
shall stumble and fall,
Ten thousand beside thee
enwrapped in death’s pall,
Yet verily He promised thy
life He would give –
When all else is fading,
triumphant to live.
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