S – Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God

Jeremiah 26:16 ESV

O – Commentary:

This man does not deserve a sentence of death The royal officials bring an acquittal in opposition to the wishes of the religious leaders. Since their reasoning is that Jeremiah spoke in the name of Yahweh, the conflict emphasizes the difficulty in recognizing true and false prophecy when both sides are claiming to speak on behalf of the same God

 John D. Barry et al., Faithlife Study Bible (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2012, 2016), Je 26:16.

A – When both sides of a disagreement represent “God’s voice,” it can be challenging.  We see this with arguments about interpretations of the Bible.  There are number of topics that actually divide Christians because they see it their way.  When those come up, it is important to go back to what is the foundational truths of the Bible that are absolute and non arguable.  The most foundational is that God loves all people and wants to be in relationship with them through accepting Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

R – Heavenly Father, you are absolute Truth.  Forgive us when we make our disagreements about you larger than our desire to know you.  Help us to grow in our understanding and love of you and your character.