Read: Jeremiah 32-34
Babylon’s army surrounded Jerusalem and the king throws Jeremiah in jail for prophesying it. How insane is that? I guess he thought that if he threw him in prison his words would be locked up too and not happen.
God showed Jeremiah that his uncle would come to him and ask him to redeem some land that fell under his inheritance. Sure enough his uncle showed up with the proposal. He bought the land as a sign that one day people would come back to this place and buy and sell land. We see this happening today. Jeremiah said, “Is there anything too hard for the Lord.?” God told him that the Chaldeans would come and burn the city down. Fire always cleanses and the land needed to be cleansed of their idolatry. After that, he would give them one heart, and one way, that they would fear God for ever and it would be good for them and their posterity.
In the midst of prison, God spoke to Jeremiah and told him to call upon him and he would show him great and mighty things that he didn’t already know. God told him that he would one day heal them and give them abundant peace and truth. He would cleanse them from their sins and pardon their iniquities. The good things God would do for his people would fill the whole earth with holy fear. The voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the bride would return. God would bring them back to the land and have mercy on them.
We have seen this happen in our day as Israel has become a nation and some of the most brilliant men are Jews. We pray for the peace of Jerusalem and for their safety. We pray that our nation would be a friend once again to Israel.
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