Chapter 33 - The Promise of Peace

Chapter 33 opens with Jeremiah hearing the word of God again. He heard God’s word while he was “shut up in the court of the guard”.
God is always doing something bigger than the work of one life. Faith can become very self-centred, perhaps particularly in the culture in which we live. We can measure the presence of God by how we are feeling or how things are working out for us. In this chapter there are great promises of peace and blessing, but Jeremiah’s particular circumstance is anything but enviable. Would it be okay with you to say that God is good even if you are not feeling good? Such consideration calls for maturity.  
If we can grow up, we can hear the words of God; words as in this chapter. This chapter describes the eternal covenant, the renewed covenant of God and people. God himself will remove the iniquity of the people. 

The language is beautiful – God says that the covenant between himself and people is as certain as God’s covenant between himself and the day, between himself and the night. 

Did the night become day again? That is to be a reminder of God’s faithfulness. Even if you are shut up in the court of the guard. 

Dear God; 
Give me eyes to see. Grant that I would grow up and know what it means to see past myself and my needs and my feelings to your goodness all around. It was a beautiful morning this morning. And you are good. 
Amen.