Jeremiah 6:2-3
“I have likened my dear daughter Zion to a lovely meadow. Well, now ‘shepherds’ from the north have discovered her and brought in their flocks of soldiers. They’ve pitched camp all around her, and plan where they’ll ‘graze.’”
“O Jerusalem, you are my beautiful and delicate daughter—but I will destroy you! Enemies will surround you, like shepherds camped around the city. Each chooses a place for his troops to devour.”
It is easy to get lost in the pathos of these verses, a heart-breaking picture of lost innocence and promise. But that is to place the emphasis on people. Instead, looking at what it says about God, we see his grief and purpose to act according to who he is, righteous and holy. The Lord takes no pleasure in dispensing justice. He has no choice. He cannot be other than he is. He expects the same of us, to be the reflection of himself he made us to be. There is great comfort in knowing God must be true to himself. He is not capricious, nor can her be wheedled into action. He is always the same, rock solid, dependable.
Lord, I praise you for this comfort! You are faithful because you are ever the same. May I faithfully bear your image. Set me free to believe, spread hope and to love, telling the world about my strong and steady Lord.