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Backgrounder on Jeremiah 30-33:
God pledges to reestablish Judah
after it has been purified by the
discipline of exile. As a sign of His
promise, He orders Jeremiah to
buy a field that would soon belong
to the conquering Babylonians.
That land would one day become
part of the restored nation to be
ruled by the Righteous Branch,
David’s Messianic descendant.
Lord, we want to Hear from You:
This is what the Lord says:
the Lord who made the earth,
who formed it and established it,
whose name is the Lord: Ask me
and I will tell you remarkable
secrets you do not know about
things to come (Jer 33:2-3).
Lord, we may find it challenging
to listen to those we interact with
because we may be self centred.
But we want to consult You God
and hear your voice because You
are not a cruel task master & want
to share great and mighty things.
Lord, to be honest, I’m not the
best listener, & I often tend to do
all the talking & don’t wait to hear
what You have to say. Teach me
to hear your voice and grant me
the faith to trust and obey. Amen.
Lord, I want to hear from You,
and I want to hear from You, with
a reasonable level of certainty.
I am asking You to speak in a way
that I can understand you clearly.
I know I may make mistakes
and mishear You sometimes.
But I trust U to gently correct me.
for I need to know Your voice.
Sovereign Lord, I realise that to
hear You consistently will require
faith and patience. So help me
to ask with expectation and wait
patiently for your voice. Amen.
Lord, we love to hear secrets,
truthful things that the world
doesn’t know about. It may be
some verse in the Bible which
Your Spirit enable us to understand
in a way we have never grasped.
Or it may be seeing deep into a
friend’s heart in a way we have
never seen that person before.
Or it may be a revelation over
the reason why such and such
happen to us and we have never
yet come to terms with. O Lord,
enable me with such insights
which will enhance my love and
understanding of You God. Amen.