This is what the Lord of Host, the God of Israel, says to all the exiles I deported from Jerusalem to Babylon: "Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters to men in marriage so that they may bear sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease. Seek the welfare of the city I have deported you to. Pray to the Lord on its behalf, for when it has prosperity, you will prosper."
Jeremiah 29.4-7 (HCSB)
I don't know about you but the statement, "Making the most of it!" just doesn't seem biblical. And yet that is exactly what we find God saying to His people through Jeremiah. There is a spiritual truth here for Christ followers. We must learn to the make the most of our situations, good and bad. There are many times that we find ourselves where we don't want to be. Family, in the work place, in our finances we encounter situations that we didn't ask for and we don't like.
Truthfully there are some situations we bring on ourselves. They are the consequences of our choices and sin. Sometimes we find ourselves in a troubling place because of others decisions. Sometimes we find ourselves living out a part of God's will that we just don't understand. So what do we do? Well, make the most of it! As Jeremiah says, don't stop living! Commit it to God and make the most of it for His sake and for yours. We don't always understand God's plans and purpose but we must do our best to bring Him glory regardless.
Jeremiah 29.4-7 (HCSB)
I don't know about you but the statement, "Making the most of it!" just doesn't seem biblical. And yet that is exactly what we find God saying to His people through Jeremiah. There is a spiritual truth here for Christ followers. We must learn to the make the most of our situations, good and bad. There are many times that we find ourselves where we don't want to be. Family, in the work place, in our finances we encounter situations that we didn't ask for and we don't like.
Truthfully there are some situations we bring on ourselves. They are the consequences of our choices and sin. Sometimes we find ourselves in a troubling place because of others decisions. Sometimes we find ourselves living out a part of God's will that we just don't understand. So what do we do? Well, make the most of it! As Jeremiah says, don't stop living! Commit it to God and make the most of it for His sake and for yours. We don't always understand God's plans and purpose but we must do our best to bring Him glory regardless.
