Ministry of Divine Delay

One of the most quoted pieces of scripture is found within Jeremiah 29:1-14. The popularity of this verse has led it to be well known outside of its historical and literary context. It is prudent for those who want to apply the truths of scripture to their lives to know not only what the truth means to the present audience but also what it would mean to the biblical audience. Fortunately for the current reader, the opening of the chapter provides clear historical context for the reader before delving into the prophetic words from God.

In this essay we will be looking at Jeremiah’s mission to evangelise and prophecy, and how fear almost stopped him from following God’s call on his life. We will look at the similarities between Jeremiah and his time and mission, and Timothy and his time and mission. We will also discuss how fear affected Them- Jeremiah and the Israelites, how it relates to Us today as the church, in the New Testament and in society, and how this relates personally and can be applied to my life that through faithful obedience and trust in God we can have peace of mind and soul.

When dealing with God, on both the practical and spiritual levels, we have two dissimilar concepts running in our heads simultaneously. On the one hand is the concept of God’s ability, of what he is capable of doing, and on the other is the concept of what God will do for us in this particular situation.

When life gets good, glory can get in the way of things. Even as I finish this book, I wonder whom I will meet and help because of this. However, God’s Will for the last twenty-one chapters has everything to do with Him and little to do with me.

The Narrow Line of Belief Godliness, as well as the doctrine of one’s faith, is always a mystery. Many believe that man comes nearer to God through their piety and doubt given towards Him. From this rests faithful talk. One’s faith and doubt leads to humanity asking for answers. Yet, sometimes one’s faith may not reveal the true answers, moreover, recognize answers relinquished to them.

As seamless as it may appear at times, an enormous amount of strength and resilience requires us to wait in our relationship with God, ourselves, and other people. Waiting for certain situations to evolve or disappear in our lives can be extremely problematic or stressful, especially considering our limited definition of waiting, which is this continual reiteration of delays that we perceive hinders our personal fulfillment. At times, we are intellectually or spiritually deficient in the knowledge of His purpose for our lives. The pleasures fashioned by the world flash before our eyes, alluring us to hunger, then thirst for our every need or desire, to be obvious and painless; causing this business of waiting to become at times burdensome or mysterious, then at other times frightening to our feeble mind.

God's arrangement of reclamation is the restricted to fix totally the sad consequences of the fall and to reestablish us to the way we were intended to be. This arrangement of reclamation has as of now been expert for us at the season of Christ's demise and revival. Be that, as it may, because, God will NEVER abuse our free wills He sits tight for us to acknowledge his arrangement and after that to return home to live in his nearness for eternity. Tozer stated, “For it is not mere words that nourish the soul, but God

This paper will take a further, in depth look at chapter 9: Appeals for Divine Intervention. In this chapter, the lament, or prayer for rescue is examined. Basically, this chapter offers a description of the relationship between God and man. This chapter also discusses David, and his contribution to the Psalms. David’s contributions to the Psalms demonstrate how to pray . Divine intervention seeks God’s justice and management over a situation in the manner he deems appropriate . This chapter highlights the specific ways in which to pray, and in essence how to talk to God. Divine interventions also states that people must work

Another sad reality of the faraway country is, in our mad pursuits to find happiness, fame and fortune we usually loose priceless treasures along the way – our faith, our dignity, our passion for god, our families, our dreams, our joy, our peace, and gods ideal for us is all stolen in the faraway country. The good news however; is that we serve a loving god that takes pleasure in restoring his children back in his image and reinstating them to once again rule and reign in his world. When by our own choices, we ruin god’s plan a,b, and c for our lives, he uses plan d,e, and f to reroute us back to our original destination. See, we serve a god that is the master navigator, his gps system has a tract record of never getting it wrong.

The Bible should undergird every aspect of Christian life. The Bible is where God has chosen to reveal his character, express his desires and to unveil his plan of redemption for humanity. The Bible holds the information that aids to solidify the believer’s faith, relays history, offers wisdom, comforts the hurting and communicates the foundational instructions for living a transformed Christ-like life. Therefore, this thesis will begin its research from a Biblical perspective, to establish a biblically grounded framework to aid in the development of a theology of waiting.

This speaks directly to the situation of the Israelites in the way that they are being promised freedom, just at a future time. The definition that sticks out between the two is “in time to come.” Meaning, whether the false prophet was correct, and the time was two years, or in this case, Jeremiah being correct and seventy years being the timeline, it was to happen. There is a sense of calm with this phrase as well, because it promises restoration and a tomorrow, and for a people that had been through so much pain and suffering up to this point, that is very reassuring. 5 Turner, Thomas.

Jeremiah was a prophet alive during 600 BC and he lived in the southern Kingdom of Judah. People in Judah were not sharing with the poor, or following God’s laws, and they also did not care about peace. Jeremiah told them to treat everyone equally and to stop worshipping idols. They refused to follow what Jeremiah was telling them and they beat him, then sent him to jail. But Jeremiah kept telling them about God and how they had to repent. He told them that if they did not do what God asked them to do then God would re-form them like somebody would re-form clay if they were not happy with it.

Trials come our way to flip our faith upside-down. Many times this comes in the form of lack of faith. Sometimes details in the Bible are confusing, and the easiest path is to let our faith suffer. However, the best thing to do in these times is often unclear. But with the help of Jeremiah 29:11, our attention shifts back to the bigger purpose God wants us to know about. It reminds us that he already planned out our future. Every part of his plan comes with a reason. He simply has not shown us yet. In times like these looking back on my life verse helps

For instance, to arrange and rearrange the writer life 's affairs, the writer had to resign from the job of eight years and six months to follow after Christ and trust His plans for what lies ahead. In spite of the struggles, tests, and trials, God was always in the midst of every situation the writer encountered.

He expects to spend as long as it takes, knowing that the divine calling is not of his timetable, but will come when it comes. Yet it will come because it is sympathetic to those who wait and expect, he is after all a willing tool in service, and thus desirous to be useful.