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Jeremiah

Jeremiah 
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Day 488

"I am with you"

Text: Jeremiah 46:28

A PRECIOUS PROMISE

There came a special word of promise that would uplift the heart of the faithful. God’s promised presence would make all the difference!

“‘Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,’ says the LORD,
‘For I am with you;
For I will make a complete end of all the nations
To which I have driven you,
But I will not make a complete end of you.
I will rightly correct you,
For I will not leave you wholly unpunished.'”
Jeremiah 46:28

1. “For I am with you”

a) This was said to the patriarchs of old.

b) This promise was also given to outstanding leaders like Moses and Joshua.

c) It was also uttered to the prophets.

d) It was now declared to the remnant of Judah, here called, “Jacob My servant”.

2. “Do not fear”

a) There is no need to fear.

b) The LORD’s presence is all the protection one needs.

3. “A complete end of all the nations”

a) Egypt was noted.

b) The Babylon empire would not last forever.

c) There will be a complete end of them one day.

4. Not a complete end for Israel

a) God will preserve the nation.

b) But He has to punish Israel also:

i) For her sinful ways.

ii) For her idolatry.

c) But the punishment is corrective.

d) The punishment would not result in annihilation.

e) Israel would have to find a renewed faith in the LORD.