Jeremiah 29:11-19
Have you ever known anyone that has this attitude, my God loves so perfectly that He would never allow harm to anyone and especially someone who is morally right like me? That may be your theology and if it is, let’s take a moment to expose it to words that Jesus spoke; “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world, you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) Often, if we looked to the Scripture, and not to the god we want, the one that does what we want, for that god has no authority, no power, and is not worthy of your worship. We would find the true God who does love us.
So look at what the God of the Bible is doing in bringing judgment to Babylon. “Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The Lord has put it into the mind of the kings of the Medes because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the Lord’s vengeance, vengeance for His temple. Raise up a signal flag against the walls of Babylon; fortify the watch post; set the watchmen in place; prepare the ambush. For the Lord has both planned and accomplished what He has threatened against those who live in Babylon. You who reside by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, your life thread is cut.” (Jeremiah 51:11-13) It is clear that God is in charge, it is His battle and those attacking Babylon do not know they are under God’s command. Babylon’s waters are where the Euphrates and Tigris rivers meet and were symbolic of her strength.
What an amazing God we serve, listen to what He has to say about Himself: The Lord of hosts has sworn by himself: “Surely I will fill you with men, as many as locusts, and they shall raise the shout of victory over you. “It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens. When he utters his voice there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and he brings forth the wind from his storehouses.” How can we not stand in astonishment of our Creator, yes, in adoration and fear?
The answer is yes LORD we are as you called us stupid and ignorant of your character and holiness, today as in the time of Jeremiah. Read Jeremiah 51:17-19, “Everyone is stupid and ignorant. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his carved image, for his cast images are a lie; there is no breath in them. They are worthless, a work to be mocked. At the time of their punishment they will be destroyed. Jacob’s Portion is not like these because He is the One who formed all things. Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; Yahweh of Hosts is His name.”
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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