Whether it is favorable or unfavorable, we will obey the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it will go well with us, for we will obey the Lord our God.”

Do not be afraid of him, declares the Lord, for I am with you and will save you and deliver you from his hands.

that you made a fatal mistake when you sent me to the Lord your God and said, ‘Pray to the Lord our God for us; tell us everything he says and we will do it.’ 21I have told you today, but you still have not obeyed the Lord your God in all he sent me to tell you. 

So Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers and all the people disobeyed the Lord’s command to stay in the land of Judah.

So they entered Egypt in disobedience to the Lord and went as far as Tahpanhes.

You saw the great disaster I brought on Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah. Today they lie deserted and in ruins 3because of the evil they have done.

When the Lord could no longer endure your wicked actions and the detestable things you did, your land became a curse and a desolate waste without inhabitants, as it is today. 

‘I swear by my great name,’ says the Lord, ‘that no one from Judah living anywhere in Egypt will ever again invoke my name or swear, “As surely as the Sovereign Lord lives.” 27For I am watching over them for harm, not for good; the Jews in Egypt will perish by sword and famine until they are all destroyed. 

Lord God my Father,

Keep me from breaking promises I make to you, protect my thoughts and keep me humble. Give me your strength and focus to do your will without fear. I want to obey you completely but struggle with my sin nature which makes me disobedient. Help me to give you access to my inner struggles so they may be removed.

In Jesus name i pray,

Amen