120 Jeremiah 32 Seeing Beyond the Immediate
JMD Devotional 120 Jeremiah 32 Seeing Beyond the Immediate
Sometimes it seems like God asks contradictory things of us. We are called to live in the present moment, and not worry about tomorrow; but we are also told to be diligent and make plans and set aside resources to make provision for future needs. There is really not a contradiction here; the core issue is more a question of where is our faith placed, and who is in charge of our lives?
After having Jeremiah pronounce certain doom on Jerusalem, God has Jeremiah purchase some local land at top dollar as a witness to the community that what God destroys He will be faithful to rebuild. Some people look at the uncertain future, the economy, the strife of nations and the deterioration of human morality and question whether they should have more children, buy a house, start a business, or put down roots in such a foreboding scene; but faith in a sovereign, caring and all-powerful God should enable us to see past the immediate and believe that He will come through for us in all of this. He has never revoked our mandate, "Be fruitful and multiply"...and ..."subdue all the Earth."
Jeremiah 32:24-27 See the siege mounds [of earth which the foe has heaped against the walls]; they have come up to the city to take it. And the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans who fight against it, because [the people are overcome] by the sword and the famine and the pestilence. What You have spoken has come to pass, and behold, You see it. Yet, O Lord God, You said to me, Buy the field with money and get witnesses, even though the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans. Then came the word of the Lord to Jeremiah, saying, Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is there anything too hard for Me?
Dear God,
Please help me to live in the here and now; and supplement my limited vision with extraordinary faith in your plans for my life. May your people not throw in the towel at this critical juncture of human civilization; may we be faithful and shine as your witnesses in every endeavor we undertake. Evil men may rant and demons rage but in the end these things will be but a memory, brief noise, all vanquished foes; but your kingdom will stand forever. Bless our lives because we trust in You.
Amen
All (but*) quotes are from The Amplified Bible, published by
the Lockman Foundation. (AMP)
Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation
*New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
**Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. (Eugene Peterson's easy-to-read, contemporary Scripture translation)
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Sometimes it seems like God asks contradictory things of us. We are called to live in the present moment, and not worry about tomorrow; but we are also told to be diligent and make plans and set aside resources to make provision for future needs. There is really not a contradiction here; the core issue is more a question of where is our faith placed, and who is in charge of our lives?
After having Jeremiah pronounce certain doom on Jerusalem, God has Jeremiah purchase some local land at top dollar as a witness to the community that what God destroys He will be faithful to rebuild. Some people look at the uncertain future, the economy, the strife of nations and the deterioration of human morality and question whether they should have more children, buy a house, start a business, or put down roots in such a foreboding scene; but faith in a sovereign, caring and all-powerful God should enable us to see past the immediate and believe that He will come through for us in all of this. He has never revoked our mandate, "Be fruitful and multiply"...and ..."subdue all the Earth."
Jeremiah 32:24-27 See the siege mounds [of earth which the foe has heaped against the walls]; they have come up to the city to take it. And the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans who fight against it, because [the people are overcome] by the sword and the famine and the pestilence. What You have spoken has come to pass, and behold, You see it. Yet, O Lord God, You said to me, Buy the field with money and get witnesses, even though the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans. Then came the word of the Lord to Jeremiah, saying, Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is there anything too hard for Me?
Dear God,
Please help me to live in the here and now; and supplement my limited vision with extraordinary faith in your plans for my life. May your people not throw in the towel at this critical juncture of human civilization; may we be faithful and shine as your witnesses in every endeavor we undertake. Evil men may rant and demons rage but in the end these things will be but a memory, brief noise, all vanquished foes; but your kingdom will stand forever. Bless our lives because we trust in You.
Amen
All (but*) quotes are from The Amplified Bible, published by
the Lockman Foundation. (AMP)
Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation
*New International Version (NIV)
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society
**Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. (Eugene Peterson's easy-to-read, contemporary Scripture translation)
If you know of someone who would like to subscribe to
my daily devotional, please forward.
jamesdinsmore_32907@yahoo.com
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More features:
My Poetry
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(Some) of my Devotionals
http://recoverydevotional.blogspot.com/
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