In Jeremiah 38 is an account of how the
prophet was cast into a broken cistern for telling the people God’s direction
for them truthfully. Refusing to heed his call to accept God’s dealing, they
had him cast into a pit. But as be cried for deliverance from that pit of death,
God intervened through some people and he was rescued. And as he recalled to
mind, he could see that God’s mercies never failed to meet His people’s daily
circumstances. Just as God reassured him, delivered and redeemed his life, he
was confident that God would listen to his present plead for deliverance.
Here we can see that Jeremiah was playing the role
of an intercessor. Though it looks as if he was praying for himself, he was, in
reality, interceding for the people. These verses presupposed that God is
all-knowing. They pointedly indicate that God could see all the wrong His
people had to endure. He could see their enemies’ ruthless acts and provocative
words against His people. In asking for deliverance, Jeremiah also called
on God to judge their enemies who had dealt so cruelly with them and to eradicate
them. He was not being vindictive but was pleading for divine justice for the
cruelty they received at their hands.
Jeremiah, recalling the faithfulness of God in
helping him deal with the difficult encounters he had in the past, and how God
had helped him, led him to place his confidence in God. As he recalled them, he
boldly prayed and trust God to show divine justice. In much the same way, God’s
past interventions and deliverance in our life are there to help us in our
present journey. No matter how trying our present circumstances may be,
remember that He had brought us through our past, and He will do it again if
we dare to trust Him. Just call on Him like David did. When he called on the
Lord, he was saved. Surely, He will do it for us also!
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