Jeremiah 29
Advice for People in ‘Normal’ Times
They want you to panic. They want you to look to the unreasonable hope that “they” can save you. DON’T! The advice of Jeremiah is for today. Human history is full of “normal” times. Oppressive oligarchs, foolish policies, wars that need not be are, unfortunately “normal.” As the people of Jerusalem were carried away into exile, the prophet did not spin a tale of unrealizable deliverance, but nor did he admonish his hearers to despair!
Instead he gave them these words: “Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon; Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished. And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.” – Jeremiah 29:4-7 So as madness reigns in our nation’s capital and the world, we are admonished to remain those who build, those who create, and so be a part of God’s Greater Kingdom! “We Shall Never Surrender,” in the words of that great statesman, Sir. Winston Churchill.
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