It took me about 16 minutes to read this passage. In the midst of all the suffering that Jeremiah witnessed and recorded in his lament he noticed something very good. In the passage 3:25-27 he speaks of God’s passion for those who continue to depend upon him. Whether Jeremiah was speaking from first-hand experience or by watching others he noticed that the people who humbled themselves before God received good from God. He doesn’t elaborate how they received only that the did. The Message uses these phrases; “passionately waits”, “diligently seeks”, and “quietly hope” as the characteristics that receive God’s attention and pleasing intentions. When the circumstances around us are full of the abundance of God’s mercy we should openly celebrate. When the situation we face is full of pain, sorrow, and loss we should quietly hope in God to provide; he will not fail his people.
Stuart
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