after praying i flipped my Bible open and it landed on jeremiah 12...this chapter starts off with a great series of questions to God.
"...why are evil people successful? why do dishonest people have such easy lives? you have put the evil people here like plants with strong roots..."
but the Lord answers jeremiah's questions in such a poetic and yet definitive way...
"if you get tired while racing against people, how can you race against horses? if you stumble in a country that is safe, what will you do in the thick thornbushes along the jordan river? even your own brothers and members of your own family are making plans against you. they are crying out against you. don't trust them, even when they say nice things to you!"
later in jeremiah 12, God describes how he will "pull up" the evil and wicked people and "throw them out of their land." He even describes how He will teach these people a lesson, but if they do not learn their lesson, He will "pull it up completely and destroy it." He is talking about a nation riddled with evil people.
God's intent here is to protect His children who already give Him praise; and give the evil children a second chance to proclaim His name.
i think that jeremiah's questions were answered by God. i think that God's answer, though poetic, was very direct in saying that as believers in Christ, we are protected. that He will not let harm happen to us. similarly, i believe God is telling jeremiah; "leave the evil people to Me, I will take care of them. don't worry yourself with these people."
with my feelings this morning, i know that God had me read this passage for a reason. i need to let Him handle anybody who may be trying to harm me...and i just need to trust Him in that.
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