Guaranteed

"I will build you up and not pull you down; I will plant you, and not pluck you up," Jeremiah 42:10.

Jehovah God speaks. Again. But to whom? To a small, left-over, remainder people. They must decide whether to trust God, and obey, or to follow their fears. God's promise, as always, remains conditional. Conditional on living faith. God, this God, Creator of the universe and all in it, Lover of all peoples great and small, this God says, trust me. Follow my love for you. If you do, I'll take good care of you. Guaranteed! But if you don't trust me, and obey your fear, you'll be destroyed by that fear, torn down, plucked up (trust me in this, guaranteed). So these beloved people have a choice to make. What did they choose? Spoiler alert: It ended badly.

Today, we renew trust in Jesus, lover of our souls, worthy king of heaven's kingdom, to obey him. Together, with a brother or sister, we affirm God, great king of the ages, worthy of living trust. And we give deep thanks for security of his sky kingdom.