Heralds Digest

““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. For I will set My eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land; I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭24:5-6‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.24.5-6.nkjv God’s presentation of the plight of the Chaldean captives as good figs was a privileged revelation to prophet Jeremiah. Like the experience of Andrew Cheney in the modern day cast of the biblical Joseph in the movie ’Seasons of Grey’, it is difficult to understand the morality in the seasons of brutality experienced by those who stand straight by the truth. Even when captured and held captive to the strange land of Babylon, God maintained “I have sent (them) out of this place for their own good”. Unfortunately, not many are privileged...

““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...