The most exciting theme ever! - Ruminating in the Word of God

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing,
majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him and what came to my heart and mind in Jeremiah 39:15-18,

"While Jeremiah had been confined in the courtyard of the guard, the
word of the Lord came to him: 'Go and tell Ebed-Melek the Cushite,
"This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am about
to fulfill my words against this city—words concerning disaster, not
prosperity. At that time they will be fulfilled before your eyes. But
I will rescue you on that day, declares the Lord; you will not be
given into the hands of those you fear. I will save you; you will not
fall by the sword but will escape with your life, because you trust in
me, declares the Lord.'"

Here is what I believe to be a "cameo appearance" of the gospel. A
pre-telling type of the gospel message: God is going to bring his
judgment in the form of destruction, however, because of his faith,
Ebed-Melek will be saved.

The gospel message today is that in light of God's coming judgment of
all people in the form of destruction in the after-life, (see
Revelation 20:11-15) we need to be saved from his wrath. All who trust
in him will be saved.

It is not as if God's judgment of sin will be compromised, however.
All people's sins have been paid for by Jesus Christ, when he died on
the cross in our place. When we embrace him in faith we become saved
from God's wrath for all eternity, just as Ebed-Melek was saved from
God's wrath on Jerusalem.

This is a theme found throughout our Bibles, a theme that should
elicit excitement and much anticipation for all who respond to it in
faith.

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to
hear from you!

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Trevor Fisk

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