Vital Signs: Friday, October 18, 2024

“For in that day,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “I will break the yoke from their necks and snap their chains. Foreigners will no longer be their masters. For my people will serve the Lord their God and their king descended from David—the king I will raise up for them.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭30‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬

God Has a Plan

For many Jews living in Babylon under the wicked King Nebuchadnezzar, who destroyed Solomon's Temple, it must have been very hard to accept the stories of being God’s chosen nation. But God had a plan—a very long-range plan. This was because, as we know, God has all the time in the world. When we feel like God has forgotten us, it can be encouraging to read about God’s plan to restore His nation. God did not forget His people, and He has not forgotten us either.