2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, "You are lying! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, 'You must not go to Egypt to settle there.' 3 But Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to hand us over to the Babylonians, so they may kill us or carry us into exile to Babylon. 4 So Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers and all the people disobeyed the Lord's command to stay in the land of Judah. 5 Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers led away all the remnant of Judah who had come back to live in the land of Judah from all the nations where they had been scattered.
Due to the arrogance and stubbornness of their own hearts, Johanan and the rest of his men disobeyed God's message. What made matters worse is that because of their disbelief, they ended up misguiding those around them.
As God may place me in a role to be an older brother figure in some people's lives, one thing I constantly ask for is more wisdom. The last thing I'd want is to make people around me suffer/stumble as a consequence of any unwise actions or words.
Lord, give me a more teachable and humble heart that constantly seeks for your wisdom, so that you may be glorified through me as I speak or share about you and your word with others.
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