Jeremiah 32:27 “I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?

The life of the prophet Jeremiah was upended. He found himself confined in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace of King Zedekiah of Judah who had imprisoned him because he was prophesying that the King of Babylon was coming to take Zedekiah and his subjects as captives to Babylon. Jeremiah could not back down however because he knew he was only delivering God’s message.

At the same time Jeremiah also received instructions from the Lord to do something which puzzled him given his circumstances. The Lord ordered him to buy a field from his cousin. He obeyed, had the transaction witnessed and secured the deed in a safe place for the future. Why? “For this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel says: Houses, fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land.” (Jeremiah 32:15).

After the transaction Jeremiah began to pray: “Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you….” It is a long prayer and we see that Jeremiah came into agreement with who God had revealed himself to be to his people over time. The circumstances they were facing and their immediate future would be bleak because God was about to bring judgment on them for their rejection of him and their worship of idols instead. But God had shared with Jeremiah that afterwards he would bring his people back to their homeland and restore their fortunes.

What to do when your present circumstances defy reason? Come into agreement with God about who he is – the Creator, the Lord who is sovereign over everything. The Psalmist David realized that: “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” (Psalm 24:1). In the revelation of Jesus given to the Apostle John in Revelation 1:8 we read: “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and is to come, the Almighty.” There is nothing in your circumstances that God does not already know what the outcome will be because he knows the end from the beginning. Trust him! The Holy Spirit affirms:

“I am the Lord God and circumstances do not disturb me nor do they derail my plans. I am God over everything and I can turn things around in a way no one could ever contemplate or foresee. All I require is that my children obey and trust in me. I am their forever God, seeing the end from the beginning. Be not anxious over anything for I will undertake says the Lord your God.”