Jeremiah 32:1-33:26
Ezekiel 26:1-4
We watched Jeremiah in the last days of the kingdom of Judah. He was
imprisoned at the time of Nebuchadnezzar’s third and final siege of Jerusalem,
but the Lord continued to send him messages regarding the future. He even told
him to purchase land in Anathoth. If the nation was about to be destroyed and
conquered, why would God tell Jeremiah to buy land? It was a symbolic reminder
that the Lord would bring the people back and, one day, restore the nation of
Judah to its former greatness.
“I will surely bring My people back again from all the countries where
I will scatter them in My fury. I will bring them back to this very city and
let them live in peace and safety... I will heal Jerusalem’s damage and give
her prosperity and peace. I will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel and
rebuild her cities. I will cleanse away their sins against Me, and I will forgive
all the nations of the earth! The people of the world will see the good I do
for My people and will tremble with awe!” (32:37; 33:6-9).
The Lord also gave Jeremiah a prophecy of the coming Messiah. “At that
time I will bring to the throne of David a righteous descendant, and He will do
what is just and right throughout the land. In that day Judah will be saved and
Jerusalem will live in safety, and their motto will be ‘The Lord is our
righteousness’” (33:15, 16).
I realize that these things are not new. We have heard them before.
However, what I was reminded of today was the Lord’s faithfulness. In fact,
Jeremiah also brought attention to it, when he said, “Everything
has happened just as He said it would” (32:24). The nation had fallen, the Babylonians had
come, and the people were carried into exile. If all of this happened, as He
said it would, then they would return home, the city and nation would be
rebuilt, and the
Messiah would come to restore all things. “I am the Lord, God of all the
peoples of the world. Is anything to hard for Me?” (32:27).
It goes even further than this. God said that He would break His
covenant with the day and the night, so that they do not come in their usual
schedule, before He would break His covenant with David, His promise to keep
his descendants on the throne. He would no more reject His people that He would
change the laws of earth and sky (33:19-21, 25).
Daily Reflection
Think about that for a minute. Since the beginning of time, the Lord
established the laws of night and day, of earth and sky, that they would do
what they do on a schedule, as it is with everything else in His universe. The
constancy and consistency of the passing days, seasons, and years are a
testament of God’s faithfulness. How does this truth impact your daily life?
Everything has happened just as He said it would. What He says is
true. Whatever He has promised, He will fulfill. He has always been
reliable and He will always be reliable. Like night and day, you can count on Him, for He
is faithful. Why, then, do people doubt Him, reject Him, or put their trust in
something else?
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