The Jesus Bible Reading Plan / PUNISHMENT AND REDEMPTION

The Jesus Bible Reading Plan

Day 303 of 365 PUNISHMENT AND REDEMPTION These verses refer to valuable treasures and articles that decorated the house of the Lord and the palace of the king. No doubt these would be some of the first things that the Babylonians would take as they gained control of the city. However, even though God said he was going to allow Jerusalem to be overrun and the temple treasures removed, he also promised that these treasures would one day be returned. This prophecy is similar to the parable of the lost coin in Luke 15:8 - 10. Although God allowed the valuable treasures of the temple to be taken, he assured the people that he would bring them back. God used the Babylonians to exact the justice that his people had brought upon themselves, but God also showed the greatness of his mercy by promising to one day bring the people, his true temple treasures, back to himself and to their land. No matter how far away a thing or person may seem to be away from God, he is always capable of rescuing and redeeming that which belongs to him. Jesus, I praise you for the bright future you have painted through your Word. Thank you for never giving up on those who belong to you. Amen. Jeremiah 27:21-22 NASB 21 Yes, thus says the L ord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left in the house of the L ord and in the house of the king of Judah and in Jerusalem, 22 'They will be carried to Babylon and they will be there until the day I visit them,' declares the L ord . 'Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place.'" Luke 15:8-10 NASB 8 "Or what woman, if she has ten silver coins and loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?  9 When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost!'  10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."