09/07/2026
Monday, September 7, 2026
Jeremiah 46
While stuck in Egypt, God gives Jeremiah yet another prophecy detailing the defeat of the Egyptian empire. God promises that His vessel, Nebuchadnezzar, will decimate the ancient world power and take it captive as he did Palestine and so many others. The question was not would it happen, but when would it happen. God foretold the event and the world simply had to wait for it to come to pass. Jeremiah spoke in detail about how the battle would play out and the ease at which Babylon would defeat the great cities of Egypt and rule freely over the land. His promise to Judah, however, is that “God will correct you properly and by no means leave you unpunished,” but He would not “make a full end of you.” God still loved His people and would not destroy them completely though He would punish them until they repented of their idolatry and gross sexual misconduct and returned to Him. Our Heavenly Father sets such an incredible example for earthly parents to follow. We must have some semblance of grace even in our irritation and frustration, but we must also be consistent with the consequences for our children’s sin. They will never be perfect in conduct, and we, as parents, will never be perfect in our correction, but we can do our best to emulate our God and His discipline of His children. Our discipline must be proper in that it accomplishes the goal of removing the sin and does not just make them angry and more eager to rebel. You are not your parents; therefore, you do not have do what they did. You can choose a different path that follows the Father’s example and makes a huge impact upon your children. Will it always be effective? Judah reminds us that even the best parenting plan cannot guarantee success.
Help me, Lord, to learn to parent as You do and to seek my children’s best through my discipline. Help me show my children grace when they mess up while also being consistent with the consequences of their mistakes.
