All the facts

Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?  — Jeremiah 32:27

 The Babylonian armies had Jerusalem surrounded. Resistance was futile, Jeremiah the prophet had already warned the leaders that the city would fall. Now he languished in prison for prophesying the truth.

Just as invasion was imminent, the Lord informed Jeremiah that one of his cousins was on the way to ask him to buy a piece of family property. God commanded Jeremiah to fulfill his cousin’s request (Jer. 32:7-8).

What a time to pay good silver for land that would soon be in the hands of the enemy! All the known facts argued against this purchase. But as Os Guinness reminds us: “All the known facts are not all the facts.”

Although puzzled (v. 25), Jeremiah trusted God and bought the property (v. 9). The Lord assured him that despite the bleak outlook, the people would again own “houses and fields and vineyards” in the land (v. 15).

We often go through trying times. Some believers endure persecution. Others attempt to rebuild their lives after natural disasters. Many live with disabilities and suffering, with little hope for recovery. The known facts are against them.

But God, who came down in the person of Jesus, is on our side. We have a hope that does not disappoint. The known facts are not all the facts. — Herb Vander Lugt

The Lord above has kept you safe,

Yes, all throughout the night;

Why, then, should you awake to fear

The things beyond your sight? — Michael

READ:  Jeremiah 32:6-15

 All we’ve seen of God’s provision teaches us to trust Him for what is unseen.

 The Bible in one year:

• Psalms 84-86

• Romans 12