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I should have covered this
chapter last week- but I’m behind a little.
So let’s start the week with a
famous verse.
“Call unto me and I will answer
thee and SHOW THEE great and mighty things that thou knowest not”.
Jeremiah 33:3.
This chapter deals with the
restoration promises that God made to his people in the Old Testament.
The other week I did a few posts
about the main meaning of the bible- the message of Christianity.
One of the main themes of the bible
is the promise of a coming Messiah- someone who the Jewish nation was looking
for- he was a future deliverer.
In this chapter the prophet talks
about the promise made to King David- that there would be a Son from his
genealogy that would someday sit on the throne of David.
In the New Testament we see the
promise fulfilled thru the coming of Christ.
If you carefully read the book of
Acts- the main preachers [Peter and Paul] speak about this Davidic promise
being fulfilled thru Jesus.
Jesus came from the lineage of
David and he was raised from the dead and seated at the right hand of God.
Okay- Jeremiah is preaching to
the Jewish people during a time of captivity- the people are in bondage- again
[Remember Egypt?]
In order to encourage them he
tells them God has not forgotten the promises he made to them.
He says he will restore them- he
will fulfill the promise to David- and there will ‘never fail to be someone
form David’s house to sit on the throne- a Branch will grow up from David’.
When the apostles Paul/Peter talk
about this promise to David in the New Testament- they say it must be speaking
about the resurrection of Christ- because it says a Son [Jesus] will sit on the
throne forever.
How can there be a king who takes
the ‘job’ forever?
Because this king has an
everlasting life- seated in the position.
Get it?
So- the whole chapter is simply a
reminder to a depressed people- people heading for their own ‘fiscal cliff’ and
yet- there is still hope.
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about
getting a special ring from a friend- it has the words ‘Trust God’ on it.
So- with my history of losing
rings- I made sure that this one stays on most of the time.
I only take it off when I shower-
and it goes back on.
The other morning I woke up- and
the first thing I realized was the ring was gone.
No!!
I mean I looked all over for it-
turned the house upside down- went to the van- traced my steps- the whole 9
yards.
So- after about an hour- I knew
what needed to be done.
We all know- but we get mad- and
we don’t like to do it.
Yup- I prayed.
‘Lord- this week I’m reading
Jeremiah 33- and it says to call unto you and you will show us stuff we don’t
know- so here it goes- what happened to the ring?’
So- my daughter says ‘dad-
someone will find it- it will show up’.
Yeah- I knew I had to wait- but I
really did not want to.
So- I’m thinking ‘who will find
it?’
Then- when I wake up the next
day- I’m doing some dishes the morning- and I have a thought.
When I was at the halfway house I
worked on the toilet- and I’m sure I took my ring and watch off.
Now- I had the watch- but maybe I
left the ring?
I called the guys and asked
around- there were a bunch of people there that day.
I waited a couple of days- and
when I went to the house- sure enough little Charlie found the ring.
See- the verse doesn’t say ‘call unto
me and I will bring it back’- it says ’I will show you things you don’t know’.
I didn’t know I took the ring
off- I didn’t remember it- so the answer was God showing me something I forgot.
Okay- try and read the chapter
this week- it’s a great chapter.
Pay attention to the promises
that God is making to the people.
The promises that God will work
thru their families- he will restore the things that are broken- fix stuff.
We all need those types of
promises.
And if you are stuck- pray the verse-
verse 3- and see if the Lord will show you something.
Maybe not an outright miracle-
but just a thought- something you might have overlooked.
Often times that’s the answer to the
prayer- it works.
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