sunday's post!

jeremiah 38-39. mark 1-2.

jeremiah's prophesies start to come true. king zedekiah of judah gets captured and the whole city of Jerusalem is set aflame by the Babylonians. Some get captured and taken into Babylonians and some stay in the city as its getting destroyed. Those who God wants to save will not die by sword, will escape with their life, but will be in captivity in Babylon. He saves the select few who trust in Him. He will be faithful to them.

the Spirit sends out Jesus to get tempted.. it was intentional. God needed to test Jesus and in the same way, God needs to test us. sharpen us through putting us in tempting situations and helping us overcome them like Jesus did. Jesus' ministry goes into late hours of the night - He heals many people, entire towns gathered to bring the sick and possessed. And yet He still would wake up early in the morning to go off to a solitary place and pray. Even He needed to start the day off with dependence and strength from the Father... what makes me think I can start the day without seeking God? It'd be great to discipline myself to do my qts early every morning.