May 30, 2022

Passage Read:  Jeremiah 37-40
Meditation Verses: 39:16-18

Thought

In the midst of great disaster, God is able to promise to a foreign slave in the king's house that he will not die, but be given his life as a ransom because of his faith in the Lord. It seems impossible that the Lord could deliver him out of the wrath and confusion of the overthrow of Jerusalem, but the Lord still makes this promise to him. Jeremiah was known even to the king of Babylon, who gave instructions concerning him by name. But who would care about a foreign slave who did good to Jeremiah? Yet the Lord cared for him, because he trusted in the Lord.

Application

It doesn't matter how small or insignificant I may be, if I trust in the Lord, He remembers me and will reward me according to my faith. I may not have much to show for my faith, but He will think of me, even if circumstances around me become very confused and impossible. For the Lord, nothing is too difficult, even to deliver a slave out of war. But in truth, death is nothing to be feared for the believer! Indeed, to depart and be with Christ is better by far! So even if the Lord doesn't preserve my life in the midst of terror and confusion, I'm okay with that.