- Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow. Jeremiah 31:13 – Wherever the posture of your soul is today, know God can bring the change that is needed. Within our chapter today we see Jeremiah being given the message he likely longed to be able to speak to his people. God had plans to restore His people and to bring them out of their sorrow and into joy. While these promises of restoration with God and a restoring of land was given to Israel concerning the “latter days,” meaning in the end times, the truth remains of what God can and will do. God can take us from wherever our soul is at a bring us the very blessing we need. If we are exhausted, He can bring rest. If we are empty, He can bring the fill. If we are sorrowful, He can bring joy. Let us remember though how such things were to be added into the lives of those spoken about in our chapter. The people would be brought back to the Lord and there they would find this joy, comfort, and gladness. In Him and within a relationship with Him would they find such things, and so is it with our search for such blessings. Joy comes from being with the Lord. Comfort comes from the care of the Lord. Gladness comes out of the heart that is close to the Lord. God’s plan for Israel was and is to bring them into their promise land again, and God’s plan for you is the same. Sorrow and grief is not your forever home with the Lord. Joy will come again and rejoicing will be found again within your life. When God draws nears, sorrow can’t remain and have its same hold on us any longer. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3261
- For I will satisfy the weary soul, and every languishing soul I will replenish. Jeremiah 31:25 – It’s in God we’ll find what we need. The satisfying of the deep desires within us can only be meet in God. All the emptiness within us can only be replenished by God. This truth is something we must hear and lean into. For all of us have these desires and this emptiness. We are also given countless ways from the world to take care of those things within us. Scripture is sharing though that God is not only the only way to truly take care of those things, He’s available and desires to do so. Today if you’re running on empty or your desires are stirring within you and the temptation to satisfy them with sinfulness is strong, hear what scripture is saying today. It’s in God that we’ll find what we need. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 950
- Thus says the Lord: “Keep your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears, for there is a reward for your work, declares the Lord, and they shall come back from the land of the enemy. There is hope for your future, declares the Lord, and your children shall come back to their own country. Jeremiah 31:16-17 – Jeremiah was speaking into the people of God who had been exiled into Babylon. Despite the struggle and tears, God through Jeremiah speaks into His people telling them there is a hopeful future for them. This is a promise given to us today in scripture as well, there is a hopeful future ahead. There is a reward for the toil we have given in this life. My hope is you don’t have to wait till Heaven to taste that better future, but even if you do Heaven will be worth the wait. Know though today if you’re in a season of exile, meaning a season where life just isn’t good like it could be and the peace you wished was present just isn’t, that you have a promised, hope-filled tomorrow if you follow Jesus. In Jesus we find the hope for tomorrow we need. So keep serving, keep loving your neighbor, and keep spreading the Gospel. There is a reward for our work and a blessed future ahead for all who commit their life to Jesus. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2163
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