Jeremias 32

Jeremias 32

Calvin observes, “By this we are taught, that whenever thoughts creep into our minds, which toss us here and there, we ought to flee to prayer.” What follows is a page from Jeremiah’s prayer journal. It is a prayer for the bewildered. For forty years Jeremiah preached the destruction of Jerusalem. But when the city was finally about to be overrun, God told him to buy land. Jeremiah obeyed the Lord immediately, of course, but then he started to have second thoughts. So he took his doubts and his misgivings to the Lord in prayer. (Jeremiah and Lamentations) James Smith introduces Jeremiah's prayer - Jeremiah had to predict the long captivity of Israel and Judah; then he was directed to make a purchase in the land that was to be laid desolate; and having done what the Lord commanded him, deeply affected — he retired to pour out his heart before the throne of grace. Prayer fits us for our most arduous duties — and is a sweet relief when duty has been performed. We never prize the throne of grace — as we do when our hearts are overcharged with grief and sorrow, and no one but our heavenly Father can give us relief. How deep the devotion, how solemn the reverence manifested by this prophet. (Read full devotional - Nothing Too Hard for God) Susannah