After crying out in the
dungeon, Jeremiah acknowledged that God heard his prayer and told him
to “fear not”. In chapter three and verse fifty-eight of
Lamentations we see more of the Lord's answer to Jeremiah where we
read:
O Lord, you have
pleaded the causes of my soul; you have redeemed my life.
The verse begins, “O
Lord, you have pleaded the causes of my soul;” As
Jeremiah recognized the Lord's answer to his prayer, he said He
“pleaded” which
means “to strive, contend with or make a case or suit in support
for” “the causes of my soul”.
These causes contained “strife, controversy, disputes,
quarrels, or a case at law” for Jeremiah, and as a great attorney
or adversary the Lord was advocating for him.
The verse goes on to say,
“you have redeemed my life.” Jeremiah
adds that the Lord “redeemed”
which means “to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge,
ransom, do the part of a kinsman, to buy back” his “life”.
Jeremiah knew that his very “life”
was not only defended by God but also ransomed and redeemed by
Almighty God.
As
we think about this verse, let us note who receives the glory and
credit. It was the “Lord”
who pleaded. It was the “Lord”
who redeemed. Like a great attorney God Almighty came to Jeremiah's
aid, and He will also come to ours. He knows our life. He created and
made us, and He knows how to plead our case. He knows how to redeem
our souls, and as the great kinsman-redeemer, Jesus Christ paid the
ultimate price for any sin and failings we incur in this life. As we
meditate upon these things, let us be conscious of the words of the
writer of Hebrews who wrote in chapter seven and verse twenty-five:
Wherefore he is able
also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing
he ever lives to make intercession for them.
And let
us observe the words of Paul the apostle in Romans chapter eight and
verse thirty-four:
Who
is he that condemns? It is
Christ that died, yes rather, that is risen again, who is even at the
right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
May we
thank God for Jesus Christ our Mighty and Holy advocate.
Next
time we see Jeremiah appealing to God to see his wrong, so read
ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow...there is more...
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