The Israelites of Judah asked the prophet Jeremiah to ask the Lord a meaning question. They said they didn't understand why Nebuchadnezzar, the wicked king of Babylon, was waging war against them. Those who don't have the God of peace and security are often attacked by the forces of hell. As the Scriptures reveal, man needs to know himself and know how to act in order to free himself from the devil's onslaughts (2 Timothy 3:16,17)

          When we ask the Most High incoherent questions, we won't be answered. There can only be communion with God if man repents of his mistakes, confesses them and asks for complete deliverance from them. There must be mutual trust between God and man, remembering that the heavenly Father knows the human heart. It is impossible to deceive the Omniscient One!

           If Judah had been doing the right thing, the enemy forces would not have defeated them. However, being out of covenant with the Lord, God's people broke through the wall of fire that protected them, and Satan entered with his evils (Zechariah 2:5). Get right with the Most High, and no harm will come to you. Those who play with their faith need to understand that God guards His faithful servants. On the other hand, if you are in sin, evil will attack you. The Lord is just!

           Living in God's presence, we will rest under His shadow, as the psalmist declares: He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty (Psalm 91.1). Why do many people not take God's warnings seriously? Because they love darkness. And this is the condemnation: that light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil (John 3.19).

           God's people dared to speak to Jeremiah, who had already warned them about the Babylonian king's invasion of Judah, in which he would take his best citizens captive, saying that it could be that the Most High would work with them according to His wonders. This was what the Lord was proposing; all that was needed was for the Israelites to repent of their sins. The people and the authorities were so wrong that God did not act on their behalf.

          Many families leave the church and, when the situation gets out of hand, ask God's servants for prayer. When we say that a lack of communion with the Father causes evil to arise, they promise to return to serving Him, but this doesn't always happen. If they receive the healing of the sick person or the solution to the crisis, they will return to their error. No one can deceive the Lord, who is the Truth.

           Imagine what it will be like on the Day of Christ's return, when the great power of Heaven is witnessed! Those who have strayed from the faith will despair, crying out for mercy, but it will not be granted. This is the time to get right with God.

           In Christ, with love,

           R. R. Soares