Decisive Discharge
“And it shall come to pass, that as I have watched over them to pluck up, to break down, to throw down, to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the LORD.” Jeremiah 31:28 NKJV http://bible.com/114/jer.31.28.nkjv In human economy, it is much easier to destroy than to build. Whenever things go wrong in life’s projects, the fear of an appreciable rebound is understandable. Whereas with God, there is no abandoned project. Like the experience of Job, He does not go to sleep while the discharge of the assigned cruelty and calamity is allowed. Unfortunately, the sense of pain and punishment in moments of difficulty often prevents the appreciation of God’s priceless watch. Knowing that God is watching when darkness appears to prevail over the light consistently invites the righteous’ waiting upon the Maker and Giver of light. Just as Job’s latter end was blessed more than his beginning, God promises to watch over the reconstruction of peace ...