| Open the Scriptures Read 2 Kings 22:8–13; 23:1–3, and verses 26–27. What appears hopeful about Josiah’s reforms, and why was God’s judgment against Judah still coming? In Jeremiah 1:4–8, what does Jeremiah believe disqualifies him from being a prophet? How does God answer his objection? According to Jeremiah 1:9–10, where will Jeremiah’s message come from, and why must his work include both tearing down and rebuilding? Read 1 Corinthians 7:17, 20–21. How does Paul hold together remaining faithful where God has placed you with taking a good opportunity for change when it becomes available? Open Your Lives Which people, duties, or relationships in your life feel like the ones God has placed you to care for right now? When you feel unqualified or afraid to step into something, how do you usually respond and what would help you trust that God equips you? Where in your life do you see a need for “demolition” before rebuilding? What ordinary sources of guidance (friends, job opportunities, existing commitments) might you start paying more attention to as ways God could be guiding your next steps? |
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