Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth. Jeremiah 33:6
The Lord's promise becomes so staggering within the story. God has just told of the death of those working to tear down houses to shore up the defenses of the city. And suddenly, there is this promise of health and healing. Something we can relate to this day may be the futility of those long ago people laboring to repair a wall that would fall anyway. God had already said so and now He notes that they will take their place among the dead bodies. Then, that promise! A return and with health and healing! It jars the mind to be reading of rebellion, war, and death; and then to see the promise of health and healing so suddenly. It is the desire of our Lord, it would seem, that even as we fall or falter in our steps, He is preparing the days of peace and truth for us with health and healing.
So, as you stumble a bit this morning, reach out to the One who brings healing, our Lord Jesus,
Bucky
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