Day 226

Father, 

You are the God who knows! You know literally everything. You know the parts of our hearts we don’t yet see or understand. You know the plans You have for us. You know the way You’re working in our hearts to draw them to Yourself. You know all the battles we’ll fight along the way, and You know just how to sustain us through all those trials. And we praise You not only for Your knowledge, but for the way that knowledge is inextricably linked to Your love and Your power. If you knew all about us but were evil and strong, that would be terrifying. Or if You knew all these things but were good and weak, then it wouldn’t matter, because You couldn’t do anything with what You know. So THANK YOU that You are wise, loving, AND powerful. 

Have mercy on me, a sinner. Like nearly everyone in Jeremiah’s life, we’ve resisted Your words. We’ve preferred the slick and encouraging words like Hananiah’s instead of the stark realities of our need for repentance. Even in today’s reading, the most-beloved verse is the one that talks about You blessing Judah, and we neglect to notice that it comes on the heels of You telling them they’re about to begin 70 years of exile under a wicked king. We repent of only wanting You for Your blessings, God. We repent of ignoring Your correction and balking at Your discipline.

And yet, You still have plans to bless. Despite our wickedness, it’s still true. So we ask for it, God. We ask for Your blessing. We ask for You to make Your plans know to us. We ask You make our way prosper to whatever degree honors You, and not one degree more. Only You know how much blessing our souls can handle before our eyes move from the Giver to the gift. Like You did with Jeremiah, make our spirits humble, and make our hearts so fully Yours that nothing can distract our focus.

We love You too. Amen.

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