"Jehovah says, I will raise up a good descendant in David's family...he will be called: Jehovah Our Righteousness," Jeremiah 23:5-6.
Jeremiah sees nothing but destruction ahead for his people. Through their multiplied injustices, they betrayed the trust God placed in them. Armies have devastated the land; armies now surround the city for its end. No stay of execution. It's over. Suddenly, in the midst of hopeless disaster, God speaks again. Hope for a secure future in a descendant of the king after God's own heart. Now, hope that is seen is hope no longer. So, in the present, a fixed disaster awaits. Yet hope remains where God's work cannot be seen: Sky kingdom.
Today, we remind each other, brothers and sisters all, of hope that does not disappoint as God's love has been poured into our hearts through his Holy Spirit. We trust Jesus, our righteousness, will appear glorious, in the skies. And we give thanks in the now, ahead of time.
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