I’ve been reading through Jeremiah. In chapter 32 God instructed Jeremiah to buy a field. At the time, Jeremiah was shut up in the court of the prison. Babylon’s army had besieged Jerusalem.

In verses 16-25 Jeremiah prays for understanding. Interesting to note that he started out rehearsing who God was. He fortified himself through recalling God’s greatness. Great pattern for us.

God had rescued His people from Egypt and gave them the land, yet they didn’t obey His voice or walk in His law. In verse 24 Jeremiah said, “Look at the siege mounds!…”

Then he asked his question in verse 25. “…You have said to me…Buy the field…yet the city has been given into the hands of the Chaldeans.” God’s answer was in verse 26. It says, “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?”

We are to obey even though we don’t understand. Why? Luke 1:37 says, “For with God nothing will be impossible.” Abraham obeyed God, yet he had no understanding. His obedience opened the way for our salvation. Genesis 12:1-3.