Jer 1:10
….to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
This is what the Lord wanted Jeremiah to do in the position He set him in. Most people think of the Lord building and planting but might have a bit of a harder time being convinced that the Lord wants things rooted out, pulled down, destroyed and thrown down. The stark truth is – He does. How do we know that? Because He has revealed in His Word that this is to be done. One time King Josiah started building and repairing the altars and temple of the Lord. As he began to do so, the book of the Law was found and Josiah realized that there were false images in the temple and altars to idols throughout the kingdom. He had to stop building and repairing and get to tearing down and destroying. Our God knows that major restoration in our lives requires some demolition and uprooting. If you see this happening in your life, don’t think it is the enemy. Embrace the Lord’s reconstruction tactics and believe that after all the pulling down there will come a time of building and planting.
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