Jeremiah’s Land Purchase (Day 50)

Read Jeremiah 32:1-15
 
   God told Jeremiah to buy a field outside Jerusalem. The city had been under siege for a year, and Jeremiah bought land that the soldiers occupied: certainly a poor investment. In addition, Jeremiah was a prisoner in the palace. But Jeremiah was demonstrating his faith in God’s promises to bring His people back and to rebuild Jerusalem. 
   Trust doesn’t come easy. It wasn’t easy for Jeremiah to publicly buy land already captured by the enemy. But he trusted God. it wasn’t easy for David to believe that he would become king, even after he was anointed. But he trusted God (1 Samuel 16-31). It wasn’t easy for Moses to believe that he and his people would escape Egypt, even after God spoke to him from a burning bush. But he trusted God (Exodus 3). It isn’t easy for us to believe that God can fulfill His promises either, but we must trust Him. God, who worked in the lives of biblical heroes, will work in our life, too, if we will let Him and trust Him.