God's Glory Church

“The time will come,” says the Lord, “when I will fulfill all the good words that I have commanded the house of Israel and the house of Judah.”
Jeremiah 33:14

Many people would have laughed at Jeremiah when he said these words. Why? Because God seemed to have abandoned Israel and Judah.

At this point in biblical history, Israel disappeared—it was destroyed by an invading army. Now Judah is left alone, with another vast army standing at their gates to destroy them too. The situation could not be more hopeless.

Have you experienced something similar? Maybe it was a life-changing loss or incredibly difficult news. In such painful moments, it may seem impossible to trust God’s promises. The people listening to Jeremiah must have felt the same way. But this was not the end of their story, because circumstances cannot destroy God’s promises.

Yes, the enemy broke in and took God’s people captive for decades. But God did not abandon His people and did not abandon His promises. In time, He freed His people from captivity and brought them home.

God has not left you in your pain either. You may feel that there is no way out of your situation, or that your choices are robbing you of God’s love. But God keeps His promises.

For generations after the return from captivity, God’s people struggled. They continued to face grief, failure, crowding, and captivity. But when they least expected it, God fulfilled His promise. He sent His Son Jesus to lead everyone, including the people of Israel and Judah, to a new and better future.

God’s promise of a better future applies to you too. When we follow God with our whole lives, we find peace, strength, and contentment. And we live with confidence knowing that one day we will spend eternity with Jesus. We live a new life, believing that God has fulfilled His promise.