19 Therefore thus says the Lord [to Jeremiah]: If you return [and give up this mistaken tone of distrust and despair], then I will give you again a settled place of quiet and safety, and you will be My minister; and if you separate the precious from the vile [cleansing your own heart from unworthy and unwarranted suspicions concerning God’s faithfulness], you shall be My mouthpiece. [But do not yield to them.] Let them return to you—not you to [the people].
21 And I will deliver you out of the hands of the wicked, and I will redeem you out of the palms of the terrible and ruthless tyrants.
Message:
GOD is faithful to those who has turned away and longs to return back to Him. He gives more than second chances but as long as we are alive, every minute is a chance for us to return to the LORD who has been waiting for us to come home back into His arms of love.
Observation:
For Seven years, I didn't know I was the prodigal daughter that I thought I was today. I served GOD in church, read the Bible. But I always wanted to run away from everything GOD gave me. Since 2009 I have been attempting to go out of the country, but always find myself back where I was raised. I had dreams to live independently, to travel across the world, but most importantly to be respected by my family and to be honored by people around me. I realized I wanted to please people too much than I wanted to please GOD. It is confusing, when we don't focus and set our goals on what really matters. Is it having the praise of people? Or getting GOD's approval? When all I wanted was to gain respect and honor, I didn't trust GOD enough with my life.
Testimony:
Today GOD has delivered me from one of the most tragic and evil relationships that I had ever had. The relationship involved witchcraft that controlled me and made me do things I would never normally do on my own, such as lying and abusing my blessings. One of the worse experiences that I had to go through was starting a relationship with a man who was doing black magic and possessed by evil. A few months before our relationship ended GOD revealed to me thru a spiritual mentor how this man was possessed by evil and we tried to rescue him through our own efforts and prayers but we can never conquer evil on our own. GOD's ways are higher than our ways and so instead of winning, I was being held a prisoner of love and compassion, evil using the very gifts that GOD had given me. And I thought there was no way out, but GOD is always faithful to give a way out and HE had to fly me out of the country for a vacation and more than that, let me stay longer months out of the country to completely release me from evil, and heal me of the pain that this relationship has inflicted me. Pain,oh yes it was more than pain. My heart was wounded because I loved out of sincerity and trust but I was betrayed and lied to the whole time. But regardless of, GOD's great love through the blood of Yeshua can heal any deep cuts caused by either lover or enemy. I realized how evil evil was. Oh no! They can be nice with you at the beginning but really the plan is to destroy every human-loving-God on the planet! But GOD is far greater than any evil and HE will always win. So today I am still healing, it is not easy everyday to wake up and realized you have been fooled all this time - 10 months. But as I am being healed, I am being strengthened by GOD day by day.
Application:
Wherever you are in life, return to GOD. It's not easy, especially when you are a prisoner of your own gifts. But if you pray even the simplest cry of saying the name of Yeshua, GOD hears. GOD hears and will not do nothing about the cries of the desperate. HE has been waiting for you to cry out. And when it seems nobody hears like the many nights I used to cry and I can't feel anything, hang on, GOD will show Himself at just the right time. If I honor GOD before anything else in this life and seek His face and His kingdom first more than any other thing, then all the other things I need and want will be given also to me.
Prayer:
LORD, keep us faithful to the very end. As you have promised to be faithful, and to strengthen us and protect us from the evil one -2 Thessalonians 3:3
8 And He will establish you to the end [keep you steadfast, give you strength, and guarantee your vindication; He will be your warrant against all accusation or indictment so that you will be] guiltless and irreproachable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah). -1 Cor 1:8
