Jeremiah 44:28 KJV
Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.
I think we sometimes forget that the principle throughout the Scriptures is " a small number." True faith in the Lord will not be embraced by the majority, the crowds, the masses of people. It will always be "a small number" who come to genuine faith in Christ and follow Him into eternity.
Israel was, in comparison to the rest of the nations, a small number on this earth.
Of them, only a small number were not taken into Babylonian captivity.
Of those that escaped that captivity (and from there went to Egypt for what they thought would be safety) a small number would escape the sword and return to God's Promised Land.
Faithfulness is the measure of real Christianity, not success in numbers. To preach the Word of God in fullness is the goal, not to reach the largest numbers of people possible.
Of course we want to reach people, but if reaching people becomes the goal then we are too tempted to tweak the message in order to get them. The goal, the priority must be the truth, come what may.
Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.
I think we sometimes forget that the principle throughout the Scriptures is " a small number." True faith in the Lord will not be embraced by the majority, the crowds, the masses of people. It will always be "a small number" who come to genuine faith in Christ and follow Him into eternity.
Israel was, in comparison to the rest of the nations, a small number on this earth.
Of them, only a small number were not taken into Babylonian captivity.
Of those that escaped that captivity (and from there went to Egypt for what they thought would be safety) a small number would escape the sword and return to God's Promised Land.
Faithfulness is the measure of real Christianity, not success in numbers. To preach the Word of God in fullness is the goal, not to reach the largest numbers of people possible.
Of course we want to reach people, but if reaching people becomes the goal then we are too tempted to tweak the message in order to get them. The goal, the priority must be the truth, come what may.
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