"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land."
-Jeremiah 33: 14-15
Jesus. Righteous Branch of David. I get so excited when I see God predicted Jesus. It is so reassuring. (Have I said this?) In my Bible I have written on the inside covers "Promise made (front) Promise kept (back)". I took it from a sermon I heard once upon a time (pretty sure it was Andy Stanley). That's the Bible right there. God spends time making a series of promises and then you see those promises come true. Every last one. Like God's plan is huge! It blows my mind!
Speaking of God's plan: there's another verse earlier in chapter 33. It's verse 2: "...the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it -- the Lord is his name".
Think about it...God is promising doom and gloom on His people, but He gives them this reassurance. He says, "Look yall (because at heart God is a Southern Baptist (sarcasm)), I know it seems like I'm bent on destroying the whole world anytime someone messes up, but I created this earth to establish it. Now that's a pretty long term deal. Yall and yall sin can't disrupt my plans to establish my Kingdom."
God has a plan for the earth. For us. He's had it planned since He created it. He knows what He is doing. Isn't it incredible!!! I serve a pretty awesome God!
Just saying...
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