God’s Preposterous Promise
- On Our Way Back to God
- The Promise of Restoration
- God’s Promise to Comfort
- Prepare the Way of the Lord
- God Sings Over Us
- The Hope of God With us
- Trusting God’s Plans and Ways
- Get Ready for the Lord’s Coming
The Promise of Restoration With God
Scripture: Jeremiah 33:14-16
“‘The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good promise I made…‘” Click Here for the entire passage
The Aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas (2019)
Thirty-six hours of hurricane-strength winds and ocean water thrown onto the islands. Trees and plant life stripped of all that is green, many flattened to the ground. Water rising to the roofs; roadways and airports underwater. Nothing left but large piles of debris. And this doesn’t touch the loss of life. My heart is sickened.
I wonder if the Israelites were having similar feelings as they were captured by the Babylonians. How their hearts must have ached to see the beautiful, holy city in ruins, the temple destroyed. After Nebuchadnezzar carried them off to captivity, Jeremiah lamented the loss and destruction. He went to the tribes of Israel to offer hope and to encourage their hearts.
He let them know that God would leave them in captivity for 70 years, but that God had promised to restore Jerusalem and raise up a “Son of David” who would restore righteousness to Jerusalem.
God Will Restore
This was fulfilled in part during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah, restoring the temple and the walls of Jerusalem. A second fulfillment came through Jesus, the Messiah, who came to bring spiritual redemption to the people.
Ultimately, Christ will return to earth and establish His Kingdom forever. God will once again live among His people. God with us… that is the preposterous promise for God’s people.
Today, we have this same hope in Christ Jesus: that He will return to restore the earth to its original beauty. The New Heaven will come down and Jesus will reign on earth. God With us!
Points to Ponder
- Read Jeremiah 33. Describe the devastation of Jerusalem and God’s promise of a restored Jerusalem.
- What hope do we have for our future and what should we do as we wait for the day? Read John 14:1-4; 1 Peter 1:3-9,13-22, 2 Peter 3:13-14
- What will make the New Jerusalem more wonderful than ever before? Hint: His name is Emmanuel-God with Us! Isaiah 60:19
Prayer
Our God Emanuel, thank You for sending Your Son to save us. Thank You for the hope we have in You. We watch expectantly for Your return so that we can live together for eternity.
In Jesus’ Name, we pray, Amen.
Pastor’s Wife (retired) & Chronic Pain Warrior blogs about how to make it through anything by relating her own life experiences to her writing. She is passionate about her love for the Lord and desires to spread that passion to others. She has a great desire to encourage women who are following behind her.
So much suffering. We are so in need of God to restore our world! Thanks so much for linking up with me at my party #FaithAndWorshipChristianWeekend 11, open until November 30 at 12:05 am. Shared on social media.
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I love this …” preposterous promise”…God is with us. We need restoration, and reconciliation with God. He is our hope. Thanks for linking up at the #FaithAndWorshipChristianWeekend 11. Sharing
Yes. The greatest desire of God is to be with us and we, him. It’s been that way since the beginning! Thanks for dropping by. Keep watching. THis is a series of 7
What a day that will be!
Amen and Amen! Won’t we have a time then!