Because of the Lord's great love we are not
consumed, for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Lam. 3:22-23
Our verse for today's blog reminds us that the kind of blessings Jeremiah is talking about do not come to all. Blessings come to one who puts his trust in the Lord...not trusting money, fame, success or family. That would mean a total dependence upon the One who created us to do His work. That would mean a giving up of self, of professing faith in Jesus Christ and being His witness wherever He calls us. Trials will come but God will always always BLESS!
I think the part of this passage that I love the most...even the "weeping prophet" knew that when he put his trust in the Lord, he would be "...like a tree planted by the water"...he would flourish...he would not fear when the going gets tough and he would never fail to "bear fruit" (verse 8). What a sweet, sweet promise. Earlier in the chapter in verses 5-6, it talks about a person in the wastelands, whose heart has turned away from the Lord and he was parched, poor and weak.
We have the same choice today as Jeremiah did. Will we seek to be obedient to the Lord who made us or will we waste away languishing in the wastelands? I hope you are studying God's word to know what pleases Him. Do you know: "...the Lord longs to be gracious to you" (Isaiah 30:18) and He has a wonderful plan for your life (Jer. 29:11)?
For further study: Deu. 30:16, 1 Kings 2:1-3, Psalm 1:1-3, Prov. 29:18, Matt. 5:1-12, John 15:10, Romans 8:28, James 1:12.
Be blessed in your understanding of God's word.
Love,
Holly
