“Hope in God’s Promise when All Seems Lost”
Nov.28, 2010 Jer.32:1-3a,6-15 Play
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SAVED BY HOPE (LITERALLY!) WHEN SINKING FAST
• saved from chilly drowning by woman with name that
suits
INCURABLE BRUISE FOR INCREDIBLE SIN
• terrible conditions of Babylonian siege a result of
Judah’s disobedience
• rampant idolatry, infant sacrifice, etc. ‘an
incredible evil’
UNFAILING LOVE PROMPTS NEW COVENANT
• loved with an everlasting love, drawn with
lovingkindness
• new covenant marked by forgiveness, knowing the
Lord and His law
• Christ’s sacrifice once for all at the cross means
by which we’re made holy
• hold to the hope we profess as Jesus waits for
victory over His enemies
‘OWN’ THE PROMISE SEALED IN THE JAR OF CLAY
• commanded to buy field even though seemed
ridiculous under the circumstances
• nothing too hard for God: rejoices in doing good
and planting His people
• clay jar to last a long time, until conditions
restored, including territory of Benjamin
THE HOLY SPIRIT OUR ‘EARNEST’
• God’s Spirit in believers’ hearts a ‘deposit’
guaranteeing what’s to come (2Cor 1:22, 5:5; Eph 1:14)
• Jesus’ light in us ‘treasure in jars of clay’ (2Cor
4:6ff)