Jeremiah 29:1-14
God Never Forgets His People
Jeremiah 29:15-32
It is Dangerous to Take Sides Against God’s Man
Jeremiah 30:1-11
God Will Restore His People
Jeremiah 30:12-24
Judgment Must Come Before Blessing Can Come
Jeremiah 31:1-14
He Promises to Restore Joy
Jeremiah 31:15-30
Man is Responsible For His Own Sins
Jeremiah 31:31-40
An Opportunity to Make a Fresh Start
Jeremiah 32:1-15
Does Your Life Seem Like it is Sitting Still?
Jeremiah 32:16-27
There is Nothing too Hard For God
Jeremiah 32:28-44
The Practice of Child Sacrifice
Jeremiah 33:1-13
What Can We do in Difficult Times?
Jeremiah 33:14-26
God Never Breaks His Promises
Jeremiah 34:1-22
Treacherous Treatment of Slaves
There is Nothing too Hard For God
Jeremiah 32:16–27
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After making everything official and the papers are notarized concerning the land he just purchased (v. 16), Jeremiah breaks out into prayer and praise (v. 17): “Ah Lord God! behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. And there is nothing too hard for you.” Jeremiah knew that God was omnipotent and that He could do anything He wanted. Since He created the heavens and the earth, He can literally do anything. He then recounts some highlights from history that demonstrated God’s omnipotence (vv. 18-24). Jeremiah reminds himself of the God of power who made the heavens and the earth. Nothing is too hard for the One who has done great wonders among mankind, and whose miracles stand embedded in history.
Now it seems that, Jeremiah begins to have some doubts about this purchase of property (vv. 25-26). He’s probably thinking, this is crazy! What did I just do? This makes no sense at all. In verse 27, God answers his prayer and addresses his doubts rather dramatically when He urges Jeremiah to have greater faith by taking up the prophet’s own statement in verse 17: “nothing is too hard for you.” He then asks Jeremiah in the form of a question, Jeremiah, do you really believe what you have just said? “Is there anything too hard for me?”Application
I’m a candidate for God’s power. All I need to do is admit that I’m weak and needy. Based upon today’s passage God’s power will come flooding into my life. When I get out of the way, and let God have control, His power will flow!
Jeremiah 32:16-27 (English Standard Version)
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