Special Needs People

Date: Monday, August 11, 2014
Today's Chapters: Jeremiah 9-11
Message Title: Special Needs People

I was thinking about my brother this morning, by the worlds standards, he had always been considered a “special needs” person. The more I think about it, my brother was no different than anyone else, he might have had a different way of learning things, but he was smart with knew. The world looks at people who look, think, and act different than them as dumb, stupid, and retarded, but they fail to realize that we all have special needs. It is God who made us, and it is God who gives us the talents and skills to do what He made us for. Just because some people are, by the worlds standard called, “a genius” that does not mean they are smart. “Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.” - Proverbs 26:12.

Over the years, and especially this past year, God has taught me a valuable lesson, my way is not always the best, in fact, it might even get me lost. It can be hard to admit that we have messed up, but when we do we see how much we do not know. Through Jeremiah, God has a warning for the “wise man”, the ones who reject Him and take pride in what they do know. “Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through? And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein; But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them: Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.” - Jeremiah 9:12-14,23,24.

Okay, so, in order to know the things we know, we have to start somewhere, we are not just born with the knowledge we have, we learned it from someone, even if all we did was read a book. Baalim or Baal, which sadly, means lord, is an idol, representing the sun. How fitting that a false god would signify a lord? The funny thing, they worshiped their false god just as they were told to worship God. If the world is so smart, why to they copy off of God's people? Jesus warns us time and time again about trusting those who claim to be Him, but are liars. He says it again, through Jeremiah. “Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish. The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.” - Jeremiah 10:2,10,14-16.

There is only One God, One Living God, He is not dead as the liars claim, and He will not justify wise men. “For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” - Hebrews 10:30,31.
For centuries, Israel had been divided up into two kingdoms, the north and south. The north was known for their worship of false gods. The south was the center of God, and for a while God was prominent there. Given the facts, you would think that they would have remained faithful to God, yet they became more corrupt than the north. Speaking with Jeremiah, God tells of His heartbreak, constant please, and the reason why they are facing judgment.
“For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not. And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.” - Jeremiah 11:7-11.
It is one thing to just not be knowledgeable about the things of God, it is another to create an image of Him to justify sinful actions. People who make up false gods are not smart, they really quite stupid because all they are doing is paving the way for their own funerals. False gods will die, along with everyone who creates, and follows them. “Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.” - Romans 1:22-25.

“Special needs people”, when you think about it, those who love Christ are “special needs people”. Yes, we are special needs people because we know that without Him, we are nothing, and without Him, nothing lasts. We are what society calls dumb, stupid, and retarded for believing in God, who, we cannot see, and putting our lives in the hands of a man who died. That man is Jesus Christ, who, by the way, is not dead, but alive and sitting at the right hand of God as we speak. So, let the world mock and curse us, let them call us names, and treat us with the same disrespect as they do those who do have learning disabilities. After all, they will be in heaven, with Jesus, while the wise men will be in hell, with the devil. “Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.” - Galatians 6:6-8.
Today's Prayer: God, None of us is are perfect, but You did make us in Your perfect image. Thank You for giving me life, and for the life You have given me. I know I have done many unimaginable things over the years because I thought I was wise, but thank You for Your mercy and grace to forgive me for every one of them. Lord, I need You, and I am not ashamed to admit that. I cannot function without You, and although I have days where I do not know if things will ever change, I do know that Your hand is in everything, and will guide me where You want me to be. Thank You for loving me and not giving up in me, and thank You for taking care of all of my needs. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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