Selfless Surrendering
“Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘If you surely surrender to the king of Babylon’s princes, then your soul shall live; this city shall not be burned with fire, and you and your house shall live. But if you do not surrender to the king of Babylon’s princes, then this city shall be given into the hand of the Chaldeans; they shall burn it with fire, and you shall not escape from their hand.’”” Jeremiah 38:17-18 NKJV http://bible.com/114/jer.38.17-18.nkjv The dilemma of the soul of man has always been the destructive consequences of the pride of the flesh. Self consideration without soul concern will readily provide reasons to ignore the solemn call to salvation and separation from the consequences of sin. Otherwise, why would king Zedekiah requested to hear, over again, the same message or the call to surrender to the king of Babylon’s princes? The self in Zedekiah had the throne, the respect of the Jews, the parade of ...