Jeremiah Remains in Judah (Day 61)

Read Jeremiah 39:11-18
 
   God had promised to rescue Jeremiah from his trouble. The superstitious Babylonians, who highly respected magicians and fortune tellers, treated Jeremiah as a seer. Because he had been imprisoned by his own people, they assumed he was a traitor and on their side. They undoubtedly knew he had counseled cooperation with Babylon and predicted a Babylonian victory. So the Babylonians freed Jeremiah and protected him. 
   What a difference there is between Jeremiah’s fate and Zedekiah’s. Jeremiah was freed; Zedekiah was imprisoned. Jeremiah was saved because of his faith; Zedekiah was destroyed because of his fear. Jeremiah was treated with respect; Zedekiah was treated with contempt. Jeremiah was concerned for the people; Zedekiah was concerned for himself. 
 
   Ebed-molech had risked his life to save God’s prophet Jeremiah. When Babylon conquered Jerusalem, God protected Ebed-molech from the Babylonians. God has special rewards for His faithful people, but not everyone will receive them in this life.