Devotion 1 of 2: Jer 8
Let’s look at v.7-9. The Lord speaks through Jeremiah that birds know their appointed times, but the Jews don’t know God’s judgment. Yes, the Jews believed that judgment and destruction wouldn’t come through Nebuchadnezzar because of their false prophets, but they were wrong.
Endtime application: Many Christians don’t know that believers will face testing and judgment through AC’s persecution and through entering the tribulation! They believe God will rapture the church before the tribulation and before AC, but, sadly, that teaching is wrong! So, although God has revealed His endtime plan through the Scriptures, like the Jews in Jeremiah’s time, many Christians still don’t understand it.
In v.8-9, many Jews were saying they were wise because they have the Law! But God said they were reading false teachings, and they were really rejecting His Word! This is true today, too, as many believers are reading pretrib rapture teaching books, and think they have God’s Word and teaching, but unwittingly, they are actual going against God’s Word. Let’s study the rapture and really understand it the right way! (2 Thes 2:1-12 is a key!)
デボーション1/2：Jer 8
7-9節を見てみましょう。主はエレミヤを通して、鳥は自分の季節や帰る時を知っているが、ユダヤ人は神の定めを知らないと語っています。そうです、ユダヤ人は偽預言者のせいで神がネブカデネザルを通して実は侵略、敗北、破壊と捕囚を彼らに定められたことを知りませんでした。
終末の適用: 多くのクリスチャンは、信者が反キの迫害と患難期に入ることを神が定めたことを知りません！彼らは神が患難期と反キの前に教会を携挙すると信じていますが、その教えは間違っています！ですから、神は聖書の中に終末の計画を入れましたが、エレミヤの時のユダヤ人のように、現代の多くのクリスチャンはまだそれを理解していません。
8-9節では、多くのユダヤ人は律法があるので自分たちは知恵ある者と言っていました！しかし神は彼らが偽りを持っていて、神の言葉を退けたと言いました！これは今日でも当てはまります。多くの信者が患難前携挙の教えの本を読んで、真理の側に立っていると思っていますが、知らないうちに実際には神の言葉に反する側にいます。携挙についてもっと学び、正しく理解しましょう。（2テサ2:1-12が鍵です！）
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Devotion 2 of 2: Acts 8
In this chapter, as a result of persecution, the gospel moves from Jerusalem to Samaria and then to Ethiopia!
Philip, who was one of the 7 deacons, went to Samaria, preached Christ, healed the sick and cast out spirits (v.5-7). The powerful effect of signs and wonders can be seen as multitudes saw the miracles and believed in Christ. This same effect will happen in the LDR when John 14:12 comes to pass, and believers do Jesus’ miracles.
The Spirit led Philip from a city revival to one man in the desert (v.26-27). It looked like a downgrade in ministry, but it was actually an upgrade because the man was an Ethiopian eunuch who got saved and took the gospel to his own country, and in 300 AD, Ethiopia became the 1st country to declare itself Christian! So, from a city, Philip reached a nation
Let’s always desire to be led by the Holy Spirit in life and ministry. He will always anoint us to bring forth fruit!
— Pastor Elmer Inafuku