Today's chapters in Jeremiah give more specific warnings to King Zedekiah. And then we hear of the inspiring example of the Recabites.
We hear again about Lady Wisdom:
Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do!
When you walk, you won’t be held back;
when you run, you won’t stumble.
Solomon introduces some of these words saying that he was taught them by his father, which would be, of course, King David. It is interesting to consider that we could be hearing some of David's wisdom in those verses.
We now have the first of two chapters on spiritual gifts. Key points given include that it is the Holy Spirit who decides what gift we each gift— not us. The gifts have different prominence, but each gift is necessary to how the Body of Christ will function. We violate our position in the body by vaunting any gift over another. A human body does not function this way, and neither should the Body of Christ. The gifts are so that we can help one another and meant to be used in the context of the Body.
At the start of the chapter is also an important word concerning discernment of different spirits, such as demons. The Holy Spirit will never curse Jesus, and no one can truly confess that, “Jesus is Lord” apart from the Holy Spirit.
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