Psalm 8:1 and 20:1-4
My Shepherd met me in His green pastures and laid me down in Jeremiah 24. Verse 2 drew me into communion with the Holy Ghost:
Jeremiah 24:2 One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
Good fig or bad fig? What sort are you?
What I found surprising in my devotions this morning was the strange grace of judgment.
If you read Jeremiah 24, you will notice that those among the Jews who were carried away captive were the ones God favored: they were the “good figs” (Jeremiah 24:5).
Those who were allowed to remain in the land of their fathers were the ones God considered ill-favored (Jeremiah 24:9).
All were “removed,” but His “good figs” were removed to His chosen servant “for their good.” The “bad figs” were scattered “into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt” (Jeremiah 24:5, 9).
The kingdom (God’s rule over mankind) is given to whomsoever God pleases (Daniel 4:17, 25; see v. 22 with 31 and 36-37). This power has been transferred to Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:18; Revelation 1:5; Ephesians 1:12-21). As He promised, He will give it to “a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof” (Matthew 21:43).
All the lessons needed by the Gentiles to guide them in their time as stewards of “the kingdom” are found in Daniel and Matthew, and in the examples and admonitions revealed throughout the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 10:11 and Romans 15:4), summarized in David’s maxim for rulers: “The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God” (2 Samuel 23:3).
The Heathen (Gentile) king Nebuchadnezzar was God’s “servant” (Jeremiah 25:9). To him and his kingdom was given the Kingdom (Jeremiah 27:6; Daniel 2:37-38; see Genesis 1:26-27). When God removed “the kingdom” from Judah and transferred it to the Gentiles, beginning with Babylon, He was protecting them; He was ending them to where He was ruling over the nation; He brought them under the protection of the nation that was set “under God.” The Jews today find refuge provided for them, and a blessing and a comfort provided to them, under the shadow of the “eagle’s wings”; this “One Nation Under God.” He used Babylon both to judge and to protect His people.
He sorted them into two baskets. Into one basket, He gathered all the good figs. These were brought under the protection of His chosen servant, the steward He picked to receive the Kingdom. These were well-favored; He sent them to the nation He chose to protect them; He did this “for their good.” Into another basket, He gathered all the bad figs. He scattered the bad figs to all the kingdoms of the earth. He did this to their hurt.
Isn’t it interesting that Satan is attempting to divide our Nation Under God on the issue of the Jews (Judah and the nation of Israel)? But most fail to see the hidden hand of Providence sorting out the good and bad figs. Those who bless Abraham’s children bless Abraham, and these are blessed; those who curse them are cursed (Genesis 12:3).
Satan wants to remove “the kingdom” from the U.S., and his latest strategy is to turn “the kingdom” against the Jews. This is what happened to Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar’s grandson, Belshazzar, defied the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and God took the kingdom from him and gave it to His shepherd, Cyrus (Isaiah 44:28; 45:1; see Daniel 5 and Ezra 1).
As I walked along the still waters with Christ, I reflected on all this. We live in extraordinary times. The 2024 election came down to a referendum on whether this Nation under God would acknowledge Christ is King. The “Christ is King” vote won. These are the “good figs.” We will be kept with “the kingdom” and remain under its protection.
The battle continues to rage as the bad figs rise up to take this nation out from “under God” (the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob) to bow to the godless Communists who have bowed their knee to Baphomet (aka, Beelzebub). They will openly scorn the God of our fathers, the God of this Land, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. These are the bad figs.
If we humble ourselves and pray and seek His face, and turn from our wicked ways, He will hear from Heaven, forgive our sins, and HEAL OUR LAND (2 Chronicles 7:14).
Let’s celebrate 250 years of our Freedom and Liberty under God.
And tomorrow, let’s gather to humble ourselves and pray and seek His face. And remember, the good figs name the Name of Jesus Christ, so let us “depart from iniquity” (Daniel 9:5; 2 Timothy 2:19). “Then,” He will hear from Heaven, forgive our sins, and HEAL OUR LAND!
In the valley, Jesus Christ reminded me of the way forward, the path to victory: “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me” (Luke 9:23).
At the table, He anointed my head with His oil, mingled His grace into my cup, and called me into His harvest, goodness and mercy following close.
Praying for revival! 🙏
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