MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024
TEXT:
Jeremiah 30:1-22
1:
This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
2:
“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words
I have spoken to you.
3:
The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will bring my people Israel
and Judah back from captivity and restore them to the land I gave their
ancestors to possess,’ says the Lord.”
4:
These are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah:
5:
“This is what the Lord says: “‘Cries of fear are heard— terror, not peace.
6:
Ask and see: Can a man bear children? Then why do I see every strong man with
his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor, every face turned deathly pale?
7:
How awful that day will be! No other will be like it. It will be a time of
trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it.
8:
“‘In that day,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘I will break the yoke off their
necks and will tear off their bonds; no longer will foreigners enslave them.
9:
Instead, they will serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will
raise up for them.
10:
“‘So do not be afraid, Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel,’ declares
the Lord. ‘I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from
the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one
will make him afraid.
11:
I am with you and will save you,’ declares the Lord. ‘Though I completely
destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely
destroy you. I will discipline you but only in due measure; I will not let you
go entirely unpunished.’
12:
“This is what the Lord says: “‘Your wound is incurable, your injury beyond
healing.
13:
There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sore, no healing for
you.
14:
All your allies have forgotten you; they care nothing for you. I have struck
you as an enemy would and punished you as would the cruel, because your guilt
is so great and your sins so many.
15:
Why do you cry out over your wound, your pain that has no cure? Because of your
great guilt and many sins I have done these things to you.
16:
“‘But all who devour you will be devoured; all your enemies will go into exile.
Those who plunder you will be plundered; all who make spoil of you I will
despoil.
17:
But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the Lord,
‘because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.’
18:
“This is what the Lord says: “‘I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and
have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on her ruins, and
the palace will stand in its proper place.
19:
From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will
add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor,
and they will not be disdained.
20:
Their children will be as in days of old, and their community will be
established before me; I will punish all who oppress them.
21:
Their leader will be one of their own; their ruler will arise from among them.
I will bring him near and he will come close to me— for who is he who will
devote himself to be close to me?’ declares the Lord.
22:
“‘So you will be my people, and I will be your God.’”
(New International Version Holy Bible)
TOPIC:
ISRAEL SHALL BE RESTORED
Jeremiah
was instructed to write down a very specific prophetic pronouncement that is
verifiable today by historical facts. God gave details of the promised
restoration that should be written down as a memorial to Israel and Judah which
they can refer to in future.
These
words should stand either against them or in their favour, depending on their
future responses to God's commands and decrees. God promised to restore their
health and heal their wounds.
Even
though the Church in many parts of Africa may today be facing persecution, we
should never be discouraged because the day of the Lord's restoration is at
hand. We all look forward to our final restoration when Jesus returns and takes
us home to rest.
QUESTION:
Do you allow persecution make you lose hope in the Lord's prophetic
pronouncements for your life?
PRAYER:
Give me the strength and grace, O Lord, to successfully run the race till You
come to take us home, in Jesus name. Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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