Jeremiah 24:6-7 For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the Lord: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
Judah abandoned God and served pagan gods. Time and again God called them to repent, but they didn’t. Now they face judgment. Suddenly, their homes are destroyed, the temple ravaged, and families separated. Herded like animals, they are marched off to captivity and reduced to slaves in Babylon. But God didn’t forsake them. He promises to bring them back and rebuild what has been destroyed. He will be their God again.
We’ve all strayed from God at one time or another. Sin often takes us down a long, lonely road. We may think that God has abandoned us, but He’s still our God. He was there all the time, waiting patiently in line. Are there things in your life that need rebuilt? You can’t do it alone, but God can. He will repair the damage that sin has caused if you will seek Him.
