Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #121

The Lord's Flock

Jeremiah 23

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 1-2) " 'Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!' declares the LORD. Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people: 'Because you have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil you have done,' declares the LORD. (v. 4) "I will place shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will any be missing,' declares the LORD."

My Thoughts

The Bible uses the terms shepherd and sheep a lot. We are all God's sheep, and Jesus is the shepherd. There are also people on Earth who are considered shepherds because they are supposed to take care of God's sheep while Jesus is away. We are also called God's children. Whether it is sheep or children, it is heartbreaking for their caregiver to have lost them.

God's heart is broken when one of His children are lost because that means that they are in danger. If you are a parent, maybe you know how it feels when you've lost sight of your child, even for a minute. That's how God feels when one of His children are lost to Him.

It is one thing for a child to wander away on their accord because, in all honesty, it is their own choice to do so. It's still a scary thing either way. It is entirely another for a child to be led away. That's a malicious deed. The person who does that to a child is not a good person. It is the same thing when it comes to leading people astray from God, and it is an awful thing.

People are lured by many different things, one of which can be the actions or choices of others. This is why it is important for us to show others, by how we live, that we have God in our lives. I understand that no one is perfect. I get angry when certain things don't go the way I want, and yes, I do say words that I should not say. I am not proud of it, and it is a process to get away from that. I also usually only do that at home, so no one but my family really sees it, not that that makes it any better.

The point is, we need to show others the love and the grace of God by living a God-honoring life outwardly. Every one has their weaknesses, I gave you mine. Don't let the weaknesses overcome you. You are stronger than them, and unless you let it, they do not have any control over you. When a weakness shows through, don't let it hold you. Pick yourself back up, ask God for forgiveness and restoration and then learn from the mistake for the future.

Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.

Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!

Daily Bible Reading with DragoNate #59

Your Sin, Your Responsibility

Ezekiel 18

I pray blessings on you as you read.

(v. 5) " 'Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right.' " (v. 9-10) " 'He follows my decrees and faithfully keeps my laws. That man is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign Lord. Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these other things" (v. 13) "...Will such a man live? He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he will surely be put to death and his blood will be on his own head." (v. 20) "The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him."

My Thoughts

Each of us is responsible for our own sins and not in any way for anyone else's. A child does not share any part of their parents' sins, nor do the parents share any part of their child's sins. Sin is disobedience to God. If a child under the legal age is taken to court or something wrong that they did, then yes, the parents are responsible, legally, because the child cannot act on their own accord, legally. Sin has to do with God, not the law.

So we are looking at this being in God's eyes who is responsible. God is not the law and the law is not God. Authority is given by God, but that's not what we are talking about here. In God's eyes (I use this expression a lot) we are each responsible for our own sins. It does not matter what you, as a parent, do or who you hurt or what wrongs you have committed, your children do not, at any point, take any responsibility or it, unless they actually take part in it. Not in God's eyes.

Your parents are not in any way responsible for your sins as their child. Again, no matter what you do, your parents are not going to be held responsible in God's eyes. Each person will be paid back according to what they, themselves, have done. There is no need to worry that you are at fault for what anyone else has done. There are times when one person does something very serious and tries to push blame off of themselves onto someone else, implicating them, or just to shift focus off themselves. If this happens to you, then as long as you know that you've done nothing wrong, you are alright. It only matters what God thinks, no one else.

We may not all be parents, but every one of us has parents. You do not ever need to worry about anything that your parents bad that is wrong, their sins are their own. No matter how serious your parents' wrongs, even if only to society, you are not responsible for them. People may treat you accordingly, but God does not. God will treat you according to what you have done, no one else.

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Prayer Time

Now you talk to God about what you read, and you can even read this chapter of the Bible for yourself before you do.

Let me know your thoughts on this reading as well.

Thank you for taking the time to read, I pray that what you have read blesses and inspires you! Godbless!