For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but you shall have your life as a prize of war, because you have put your trust in me, declares the Lord. Jeremiah 39:18 – After an 18-month long besiegement the walls of Jerusalem were broken. If you were to read Lamentations 4 you can get a glimpse of how dire the famine was within the city after such a long time. We see all the prophecies Jeremiah spoke to the king and the people coming true, the city was destroyed and the people carried off into exile. Yet also notice the promises of God being fulfilled. We see Jeremiah himself is taken care of by the word of the Babylonian king, but we also see God’s protection come over a man named Ebed-melech. He was the one who stood up for Jeremiah when he was stuck in the cistern and was the one to organize his rescue. While not even a Jewish man, Ebed chose to believe the words of the Lord and the Lord saved him. This would have been such a wonderful encouragement for Jeremiah, for what we can gather from scripture is that throughout his 40 year ministry only two people turned to become followers of God, and Ebed was one of them. Decades of preaching yet no response, years in prison, 18 months of famine within a besieged city, and the hate of the people and king looming over you…this was the life Jeremiah was called to. All this was worth it to him for the two that were saved, and hopefully many more that we just don’t know about from scripture. Yet even if there weren’t others, those two lives were worth navigating the trials for. Know today the trials you go through may be what we go through to help someone know Jesus. Choose to settle in your heart that what you must go through to help someone know Jesus will always be worth it. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3269
Question To Ponder: What may have been something someone went through so you could know Jesus?
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