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Jeremiah 32:1-33:26; Ezekiel 26:1-14<\/strong><\/span> Jeremiah Chapter 32 is intriguing. God asks Jeremiah to buy land \u2013 even though all of the land of Jerusalem will soon fall under captivity. Jeremiah is \u2013 once again \u2013 obedient. God goes on in this chapter to indeed confirm that Jerusalem will fall \u2013 but that God will eventually restore the Israelites back to Jerusalem and buying and selling of land will occur again. Interesting chapter. The call to Jeremiah to buy land was to set the stage for reminding the Israelites that they will soon lose this ability, but it will come back to them again eventually.\u00a0 I like this example.\u00a0 What about you in your life today \u2013 is there anything God is asking you to be obedient in?\u00a0 Even if you perhaps won\u2019t see an \u201cimmediate\u201d return on your investment of your obedience, will you obey God?\u00a0 Is the eternal return on your investment of obedience worth it?\u00a0 Below is an image of Jeremiah in the court of the prison buying his kinsman\u2019s field from today\u2019s readings:<\/span><\/p>\n Today in our readings we get the famous Jeremiah 33:3 verse: \u201c\u2018Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.\u2019\u201d<\/em> (NIV)\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Verses 15 & 16 are powerful Messianic verses, harkening back to Jeremiah 23:6 (The Lord Our Righteousness): \u201cIn those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David\u2019s line; he will do what is just and right in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The Lord Our Righteousness.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Verse 22 is a great verse echoing the covenant promises to Abraham: \u201cI will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless as the stars of the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Verse 18 threw me for a loop initially, trying to figure out how this could still be \u2013 \u201cnor will the priests, who are Levites, ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices.\u2019\u201d<\/em> I wondered \u2013 where are the Levites today? Fortunately, I read a commentary that set me straight \u2013 Jesus is fulfilling this ministry for us today! Jesus is our Levitical priest standing before God continually. Beautiful, eh?\u00a0 Do you consider Jesus to be your High Priest?<\/span><\/p>\n Worship Video: <\/strong>Jeremiah 33:3 in today\u2019s readings reminded me of the Third Day song \u201cCall My Name:\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \n
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