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The survivors come to Jeremiah with a beautiful request: pray for us, and whatever the LORD says, we will do it. Ten days later the answer comes, stay, and they call the prophet a liar and march to Egypt anyway.
Guidance was never their goal. Endorsement was. Today asks whether you pray to hear God or to have Him cosign.
Ten days of waiting exposed the remnant's prayer as theater. They had already packed for Egypt; they just wanted the trip blessed. It is the oldest counterfeit in the spiritual life, seeking God's voice with the verdict pre-written, and it turns every answer into a referendum on the messenger.
The antidote is settled beforehand: whatever You say, actually. Paul's approved worker handles the word correctly, which includes the word that cancels our itineraries. Next time you ask God for direction, check your luggage first. Willingness before the answer is what makes the asking real.