This sermon emphasizes God's promise of righteousness and restoration, urging believers to surrender their weaknesses to Him and find strength in His divine grace.
Good morning, beloved friends. I stand before you today, not as a stranger but as a fellow pilgrim, walking by your side on this path of faith we tread together. We are companions, bound by a shared love for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and united in our pursuit of understanding His word. Today, we are drawn together by the divine wisdom found in the book of Jeremiah, chapter 23, verses 1 through 8.
In the words of the esteemed Christian author, Charles Spurgeon, "God does not need your strength; He has more than enough power of His own. He asks for your weakness; He has none of that Himself, and He is longing, therefore, to take your weakness, and use it as the instrument in His own mighty hand. Will you not yield your weakness to Him, and receive His strength?"
Let us now turn to our Scripture passage:
"Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!" declares the Lord. Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who care for my people: "You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, declares the Lord. Then I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the Lord."
"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be called: 'The Lord is our righteousness.'
"Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when they shall no longer say, 'As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,' but 'As the Lord lives who brought up and led the offspring of the house of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he had driven them.' Then they shall dwell in their own land."
As we reflect on this passage, let us remember that our righteousness is found in God alone ... View this full PRO sermon free with PRO
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