Gracious Goodness
““Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: ‘Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge those who are carried away captive from Judah, whom I have sent out of this place for their own good, into the land of the Chaldeans.” Jeremiah 24:5 NKJV http://bible.com/114/jer.24.5.nkjv In the season of thanksgiving, those whose experiences have been characterized by distress, disappointments and deprivation may appear to have found swift reason to be moody. Goodness is easily acknowledged through flamboyance and flashy display of affluence, job security and permanent residency in places with the highest standard of living. But when God told prophet Jeremiah that " I acknowledge those who are carried away captive from Judah " as " good figs ", there is sufficient reason to accommodate a different perspective of the subject of goodness. Even when the eyes cannot account for a single substance for thanksgiving, the heart can always acknowledge the presence and preserva...