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God comes through. The Lord has brought about our vindication; come, let’s tell in Zion what the Lord our God has accomplished. Jeremiah 51:10 As we conclude the book of Jeremiah, we can’t help but notice that God never abandons His people. The Israelites went through terrible affliction but God was with them through it…

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An incredible promise. But you, my servant Jacob, do not be afraid, and do not be discouraged, Israel, for without fail I will save you from far away, and your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return and have calm and quiet with no one to frighten him. Jeremiah 46:27 This is…

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Don’t be your own god. But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their evil or stop burning incense to other gods. Jeremiah 44:5 The patience of God is incomprehensible. Again and again he warned His people through the prophet Jeremiah that He was about to bring disaster against them…

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Don’t be afraid. ‘Don’t be afraid of the king of Babylon whom you now fear; don’t be afraid of him’—this is the Lord’s declaration—’because I am with you to save you and rescue you from him.‘ Jeremiah 42:11 Jerusalem fell into the hands of the surrounding enemies because they failed to remain loyal to God….

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Restoration. Yet I will certainly bring health and healing to it and will indeed heal them. I will let them experience the abundance of true peace. Jeremiah 33:6 The beautiful thing about God’s discipline is the peaceful outcome of abundant healing. God wants to give us health, but it sometimes comes through the process of…

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Lamentation. Why did I come out of the womb to see only struggle and sorrow, to end my life in shame? Jeremiah 20:18 Jeremiah is one of the people of the Bible that experienced grief, just like you and me. God called Him to prophesy in vain, so to speak, because the people he spoke…

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