SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 32-35
Jerusalem is under siege, everything looks hopeless.
Yet Jeremiah is encouraged to buy property in the doomed city.
We can continue to invest in this world, in this life, because God will set things straight!
‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land.’ (Luke 33:14-15)
Jesus is our assurance that God will do this!
He has taken on the powers of sin, death and hell – and won!
He is in charge of the Universe, and He is rebuilding God’s kingdom.
Based on this promise, we can live life each day with hope that a better world is coming.
Wars may be fought, economies collapse, disasters may strike, loved ones may die – but Jesus has overcome all of this forces, and guaranteed our victory too.
Jeremiah makes it clear that God may allow us to go through seasons of trials and testing, but He will restore us in the end; buy that land, invest in this world, for your investment will not be wasted!
This is why we continue to love and serve and bless people, because we know God will use it to help them.
Our stand for justice is not wasted, our stand for equality, for life, for God’s kingdom is not in vain.
“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” (1 Corinthians 15:58)
What do you sense the Lord saying to you?
PRAYER
Lord, I do not need to be gloomy, or despair that my work will be wasted. As dark as things get, my labour is not in vain. My investment in the land will pay off!