B Encouraged: Your Righteous Actions Powerfully Secures Land (Justice) for the Kingdom (1/22/2022)

In Jeremiah 34, King Zedekiah makes a righteous decision to set all Hebrew Slaves free. Originally, the book of Leviticus tells the people not to enslave their brothers and sisters; but should such occur, to free them every seven years. This Sabbath Year (7th year) request seems to never have happened. Now, as Zedekiah has clearly been told by Yhwh that the city will fall; Zedekiah has all the remaining persons of privilege make a covenant with God and let their slaves go free. But the people can't honor the covenant - in the midst of their current disaster, the ease and privilege of 'owning' enslaved persons is too much of a sacrifice and the privileged violate their covenant with God. God responds to this evil - proclaiming that they themselves will see 'freedom' of death and violence. This passage is calling us all to seek righteousness in our behavior - to not trust the habits of culture that may invite us to follow them, but which can easily be housing cultural sin that disfigures our brothers and sisters. In this season of vibrant love greatly at work on our earth, there is a call to make sure our lives are in spiritual order, so God can do amazing things through us. The call to righteousness is essential. Be encouraged - as you seek righteousness, God is accomplishing great things on your behalf in the midst of all the chaos that seems to be prevailing about you. Through Our Actions, God is Removing Long Established Injustice from the Land. We are in the midst of a beautiful move of God, the hallmark of which will be righteousness and love at work in the land towards all brothers and sisters. Be blessed and much love, R