Jehonadab son of Rekab will never fail to have a descendant to serve me

Jeremiah 35:1-19

Go to the Rekabite family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms of the house of the Lord and give them wine to drink.

But they replied, “We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jehonadab son of Rekab gave us this command: ‘Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine. Also you must never build houses, sow seed or plant vineyards; you must never have any of these things, but must always live in tents. Then you will live a long time in the land where you are nomads.’ We have obeyed everything our forefather Jehonadab son of Rekab commanded us. Neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters have ever drunk wine or built houses to live in or had vineyards, fields or crops. We have lived in tents and have fully obeyed everything our forefather Jehonadab commanded us.

But I have spoken to you again and again, yet you have not obeyed me. Again and again I sent all my servants the prophets to you. They said, “Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and reform your actions; do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you will live in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.” But you have not paid attention or listened to me. 

Then Jeremiah said to the family of the Rekabites, “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘You have obeyed the command of your forefather Jehonadab and have followed all his instructions and have done everything he ordered.’ Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘Jehonadab son of Rekab will never fail to have a descendant to serve me.

Why?

Compared between the Israelites and the Rekabite family, so the Lord was angry Israelites for the Lord sent many servants the prophets to them, but they have not paid attention to listening to the word of the Lord.

Just an order "do not drink and live in a tent forever, they obeyed this command until today. It is hard but they have done it.

Obey the word of the Lord, don't worship the other God. It is a simple command, but because the heart of men turns away from the Lord, people have to suffer many disasters without the blessing of the Lord.

The Lord gives us the choice to obey the word of the Lord or follow the way of this world, everyone has to take the consequence of their decision.

How?

I like to obey the word of the Lord and be a good servant of the Lord as I can. For God is good.