Father, part of Jeremiah’s prophecy has already come true. You did indeed send Your people “into the hand of the king of Babylon.” And seventy years later, You did “gather them from the lands where You banished them.” They once again bought and sold fields in the land. Jerusalem was rebuilt.
Part of Jeremiah’s words are yet to be fulfilled. You promised Jerusalem would never again be demolished. And although the city was rebuilt when the king of Persia sent the Israelites back, it has been destroyed again and again.
Also, they were to “live in safety.” But the Israelites have been under the rule of many conquerors since then. Even today, as a formal nation, their neighbors are not on peaceful terms with them, and war is an ever-present concern. So those “days” have not arrived yet.
But Your fulfillment of Your promises in the past assures me that Your promises for the future are true. And that the prophecies You have given will all come true.
One day, “All will know the Lord, from the least …to the greatest.” And we will have Your instructions and plans in our minds and written on our hearts.
I desire to live my life guided by Your instruction. So in the meantime, I will worship You, the Creator of the sun and moon and stars and seas, the King of the Universe, Almighty God.
And thank You for caring for me enough to let me know, through Your Word, of Your faithfulness to keep all the promises You have made. And for showing me what is to come.
And I will bless Your name and thank You for teaching me how to live until that time: in great hope and in humble obedience. Amen
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