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Tuesday,
March 12, 2024
Bass Harbor, Maine
Photo by our friend Howard J. Blichfeldt (used by permission)
"When
There Is No
Remedy"
Message
summary: How
close are we
to the time
when there is
no remedy for
our nation?
Are we among
the remnant of
those
faithfully
serving God
today?
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“The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to them through His messengers again and again, because He had pity on His people and on His dwelling place. But they mocked God’s messengers, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets until the wrath of the LORD was aroused against His people and there was no remedy” (2 Chronicles 36:15,16).
Today we consider an often overlooked passage in the latter part of 2 Chronicles, which tends to be in a part of the Bible that gets less attention than the more popular parts, especially the New Testament. Since it is history many may wonder just how much value it has on our life some 2,600 years later. Well, it has a lot of value!
It seems almost daily we see news in which we react, “Wow, has our cultural slide really gotten this bad?” There’s a danger to getting so used to what shocked us in the past, that if we are not on our guard in maintaining high standards, we gradually become more and more tolerant to the point of acceptance. After all, acceptance and tolerance are presented as the main virtues in our postmodern world.
Today’s verses pertain to the final days of Judah prior to its fall and captivity into Babylon. There are some outstanding parallels between this time and our own generation.
“The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to them through His messengers again and again.” We have been abundantly blessed with messengers who have faithfully declared God’s Word. A relative few of these messengers have been famous and would be recognized by many readers, but the vast majority labor virtually unknown outside their own church and community. These faithful messengers call people to believe, repent, obey and serve God. These messengers faithfully witness for Christ with their lives and words. They’re in virtually every neighborhood and in the vast majority of workplaces all around the world.
What kind of response to their message do many of them receive? Often the same as the messengers of old, “But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised His words, and misused His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people, till there was no remedy” (2 Chronicles 36:16).
Faithful Christian witness, you’re in good company as you continue to proclaim God’s truth to a generation where few want to hear. Continue to proclaim the eternal truths of God’s Word with your life, your words, and your faithful acts of service even when you’re mocked.
“The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to them through His messengers again and again, because He had pity on His people and on His dwelling place. But they mocked God’s messengers, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets until the wrath of the LORD was aroused against His people and there was no remedy” (2 Chronicles 36:15,16).
Today we consider an often overlooked passage in the latter part of 2 Chronicles, which tends to be in a part of the Bible that gets less attention than the more popular parts, especially the New Testament. Since it is history many may wonder just how much value it has on our life some 2,600 years later. Well, it has a lot of value!
It seems almost daily we see news in which we react, “Wow, has our cultural slide really gotten this bad?” There’s a danger to getting so used to what shocked us in the past, that if we are not on our guard in maintaining high standards, we gradually become more and more tolerant to the point of acceptance. After all, acceptance and tolerance are presented as the main virtues in our postmodern world.
Today’s verses pertain to the final days of Judah prior to its fall and captivity into Babylon. There are some outstanding parallels between this time and our own generation.
“The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to them through His messengers again and again.” We have been abundantly blessed with messengers who have faithfully declared God’s Word. A relative few of these messengers have been famous and would be recognized by many readers, but the vast majority labor virtually unknown outside their own church and community. These faithful messengers call people to believe, repent, obey and serve God. These messengers faithfully witness for Christ with their lives and words. They’re in virtually every neighborhood and in the vast majority of workplaces all around the world.
What kind of response to their message do many of them receive? Often the same as the messengers of old, “But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised His words, and misused His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people, till there was no remedy” (2 Chronicles 36:16).
Faithful Christian witness, you’re in good company as you continue to proclaim God’s truth to a generation where few want to hear. Continue to proclaim the eternal truths of God’s Word with your life, your words, and your faithful acts of service even when you’re mocked.
I
am especially
intrigued by
the last
phrase in the
text, “till
there was no
remedy".
We use the
word "remedy"
today
primarily in
regard to
medicine. It
means "a
medicine,
application,
or treatment
that relieves
or cures a
disease"
(merriam-webster.com).
There
comes a point
when it’s as
if God
essentially
says “Enough
Is Enough.” We
see this at
other times in
the Bible such
as the flood
and the
destruction of
Sodom and
Gomorrah. We
also witnessed
this as
temporal
earthly
kingdoms fell
(Daniel 5).
God informed
Belshazzar, "You
have been
weighed in the
balances and
found wanting"
(Daniel 5:27).
America (or any other country for that matter) is being weighed in the balance of God’s holy vindication. When will it be determined by God that there is “no remedy” and the time of judgment comes?
Only God knows, but we must be among those the Scripture calls a "remnant". The remnant are those whose hearts remain true to God no matter the cost. At the time of 2 Chronicles, when the nation fell and was taken captive, the remnant of true followers would have included Jeremiah, Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego (names we know) and surely many others whose names are not recorded in the Bible.
How close are we to the time in our nation when there is no remedy? I ask you today, are you among the remnant of those faithfully serving God? I trust that you are but we must regularly examine our hearts so that we live each day as if today is the day of judgment.
America (or any other country for that matter) is being weighed in the balance of God’s holy vindication. When will it be determined by God that there is “no remedy” and the time of judgment comes?
Only God knows, but we must be among those the Scripture calls a "remnant". The remnant are those whose hearts remain true to God no matter the cost. At the time of 2 Chronicles, when the nation fell and was taken captive, the remnant of true followers would have included Jeremiah, Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego (names we know) and surely many others whose names are not recorded in the Bible.
How close are we to the time in our nation when there is no remedy? I ask you today, are you among the remnant of those faithfully serving God? I trust that you are but we must regularly examine our hearts so that we live each day as if today is the day of judgment.
Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
Daily prayer:
Father, how
grateful we
are for those
who are
faithful
messengers of
Your Word.
What a
wonderful
blessing to
see parents
who are
committed to
raising their
children in
the ways of
the Lord,
Sunday School
teachers
faithful to
teaching,
pastors
faithful to
preaching and
so many others
serving You in
a wide variety
of ministries.
Help these
godly servants
never to give
up sowing
seeds of right
living, for as
they are
faithful to
Your calling,
they will reap
a harvest of
souls
committed to
following You.
And together
we will make
up the remnant
of those whose
hearts are
committed to
You no matter
the cost.
Through Christ
we will be
victorious
overcomers.
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