A Prayer of Faith

‘Ah Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You,
Jeremiah 32:17 (NASB)

The beginning of Jeremiah’s prayer in today’s verse is an awesome statement of faith in hard times. The Israelites had disobeyed God and followed pagan gods, they faced the prospect of invasion and exile in a foreign land as punishment for their sins. Despite this God called Jeremiah to purchase a field from a close relative, securing the deeds in a jar and bury them for future use. This made no worldly sense considering the imminent invasion of the Babylonians, but Jeremiah believed God and did what he was told. Our verse today is the beginning of Jeremiah’s prayer of faith in God. 

God’s answer highlights the sins of His people and the judgement to come upon them, but in verse 37 – 38 there is good news:

Behold, I will gather them out of all the lands to which I have driven them in My anger, in My wrath and in great indignation; and I will bring them back to this place and make them dwell in safety. They shall be My people, and I will be their God;
Jeremiah 32:37-38

Alan Kearns is a Christian father and grandfather from Scotland. He was raised in the mining villages of Fife and came to know Jesus as his Lord and Savior in 1984. A major influence that leads Alan to Jesus was his Christian mum, grandparents and an aunt. Alan writes regular devotionals in his blog Devotional Treasures

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