"You are saying about this city, 'By the sword, famine and plague it will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon'; but this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I will surely gather them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety. They will be my people, and I will be their God. I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them. I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me. I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul.
(Jeremiah 32:36-41 NIV)
That all sounds great. But when did it happen? In the return from exile? In Jesus Or is it only in part now? For it seems like we still turn from you God.
How much of this is fulfilled this side of heaven God.
God I want to remember that you bring freedom and healing in this life. But our eternal home and our hope is in heaven. Not in relationship. Not in being fully righteous now. For though Christ is in me this side of heaven I am still in flesh and sin. But Christ is victorious. So how much do we recieve of your promises this side of heaven?
God thank you for your faithfulness. Please help me to trust in you and to hope in heaven as my home and not anything in this world. Thank you for all the blessings you give me. Help me to be generous! God remind me everyday of the cross and my hope in you alone.
Amen
"'The days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. "'In those days and at that time
ReplyDeleteI will make a righteous Branch sprout from David's line;
he will do what is just and right in the land. In those days Judah will be saved
and Jerusalem will live in safety.
This is the name by which it will be called:
The Lord Our Righteous Savior.'
(Jeremiah 33:14-16 NIV)