“So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire [mud]. So Jeremiah sank in the mire.” (v.6)
Here again we find Jeremiah incarcerated, this time in a dungeon filled with mud, sinking in the mire, for faithfully delivering God’s message to His people, probably wondering how long O LORD? Yet he remained faithful to his calling, knowing that God promised he would not die in the city.
Many of us may find ourselves sinking in a different kind of muck, in bills, relationships, health issues, the simple day-to-day difficulties of life. These can often cause us to feel overwhelmed and wonder if there is hope, just like Jeremiah. Yes, our hope is in God and His promises of peace to those of us who have surrendered all to His care. Jesus promised, “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
If we trust and persevere, Jesus will help, encourage, and give us joy, even in the mire. But there is an even greater promise to hope in, and that is that one day the trials and hardship will end. When we finally finish the race and enter into heaven, we will at last live without pain or heartache. The promise to us isn’t that life won’t be hard, we live in a fallen world, but that we don’t have to try and survive it on our own, and even greater, that this world and pain isn’t all there is.
The Truth: “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away” (Rev. 21:4).
Here again we find Jeremiah incarcerated, this time in a dungeon filled with mud, sinking in the mire, for faithfully delivering God’s message to His people, probably wondering how long O LORD? Yet he remained faithful to his calling, knowing that God promised he would not die in the city.
Many of us may find ourselves sinking in a different kind of muck, in bills, relationships, health issues, the simple day-to-day difficulties of life. These can often cause us to feel overwhelmed and wonder if there is hope, just like Jeremiah. Yes, our hope is in God and His promises of peace to those of us who have surrendered all to His care. Jesus promised, “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
If we trust and persevere, Jesus will help, encourage, and give us joy, even in the mire. But there is an even greater promise to hope in, and that is that one day the trials and hardship will end. When we finally finish the race and enter into heaven, we will at last live without pain or heartache. The promise to us isn’t that life won’t be hard, we live in a fallen world, but that we don’t have to try and survive it on our own, and even greater, that this world and pain isn’t all there is.
The Truth: “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away” (Rev. 21:4).
