Jeremiah 32 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Jeremiah 32.

Meditate on and memorize verse 17.

“Ah LORD God! 

Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by

Your great power and by Your outstretched arm!

 Nothing is too difficult for You.

Impossible!  Jeremiah was imprisoned; Jerusalem was under the control of the Chaldeans (Babylonians), and Jeremiah’s cousin, Hanamel, asked him if he would like to buy some local land.  Hanamel claimed God told him to sell it to Jeremiah.  It was land controlled by Babylon.  Who, in their right mind, would buy land conquered by another nation?  But when Jeremiah heard the offer, he knew it “was the word of the LORD” (Jeremiah 32:8).  He bought the land and made the transaction public, so everyone knew what crazy Preacher Jeremiah, the prisoner, had done. 

From human logic, what Jeremiah did was an incredibly foolish business transaction.  But Jeremiah knew how to hear the LORD.  He knew that God’s ways are not man’s ways (Isaiah 55:8), so he obeyed and bought the land.

The rest of the story is that Babylon will cease to exist, being conquered by the Medes and Persians (Daniel 5:30-31).  Cyrus, king of Persia, will allow the Jews to return to their land of Israel  (2 Chronicles 36:22-23).    And if you research the price of land in Israel today, you will learn that Jeremiah was very wise to obey the LORD!

What has God told you to do that does not make sense in the eyes of the world and requires total dependence on Him?  Who does He want you to forgive?  Where does He need you to go? Trust and obey; rich blessings await your obedience.

Pray Jeremiah 32:17-19 over yourself and others who are in impossible situations as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“Ah LORD God!  Behold You have made the heavens and the earth

 by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! 

Nothing is too difficult for You! 

Show lovingkindness to ________ and me. 

Forgive us of our iniquity, so it is not repaid

 into the bosom of our children, O great and mighty God! 

LORD of hosts, counsel us with Your great counsel;

show us your mighty deeds. 

Keep Your eyes on our ways.  Let the fruit of our deeds please You.

For the sake of Your name, Jesus~”