“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Because you have obeyed the command of Jonadab your father and have kept all his precepts and done all that he commanded you,” Jeremiah 35: 18
There are days when it seems that I cannot get my point across to my youngest son. John is one who has to think through matters before making a decision. So, I have found that the more examples I give the better the odds that he will get what I am trying to teach him.
In the 21st century it seems that ours is a world filled with knowledge at the touch of a finger. At any given point, anyone who has access to the internet can fill themselves with knowledge about millions of topics. However, examples are different. The Bible calls us to be a light (example) for the world.
Consider Jeremiah 35. God speaks to Jeremiah and says, “There is a clan of people who are a great example. They have been faithful to their Father’s commands.” God instructs Jeremiah to set them forth as an example contrasting the perpetual disobedience of Israel. Because of their obedience God has promised that they would have an eternal future with him.
Think it through:
1. Can God use you and I as His examples of faithfulness?
This very day, I want to live in obedience before my God and before this world so that I might bring glory to His name.
2. Does God reward faithfulness?
Consider the promise of Jesus in Mark 10:29-30 “Truly, I say to you, ‘there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.'”
Our response:
Some people decide that following Jesus cost too much. So they chose to be like most who want salvation, but they do not want to sacrifice for the glory of God.
Brothers and sisters, what our world needs is more sold out examples of people who love Jesus above everything!!! May you and I be in the number of those who are examples for Jesus!!!