July 18, 2010 A Fertile Promise

July 18, 2010
Jeremiah 45 - 47

Jer 46:20 “Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly is coming against her from the north.

GOD IS sovereign. He controls all things to his good purposes. His good purpose is to save you.

The scripture above is one that clarifies God’s authority on all the earth. He raises up nations, and he tears down nations. He says he will make something happen, and it happens. The world had better fear a God who controls all things all the time.

Egypt was beautiful, successful and powerful. The heifer is the image of newness, of a female cattle before she gives birth to her first calf. A heifer holds promise of fertility and many offspring. Yet, heifers are disturbed when the flies chase them around the pasture. They need to seek shelter to avoid the pests. Running from pests they lose their vitality.

And that is what will happen to Egypt. God raises the country into strength, and he sends armies to “chase” it into protective shelter. Egypt will lose its power because that is what God ordains.

Again and again and again God moves among the nations. And when we know he can do such mighty acts, we know he can move personally among each one of us to do his will.

Let’s be aware of this truth. As we pray, “your will be done on earth as it is in heaven”, understand that God has the power, the passion and the love to do his will for your good.

Will you trust his power and follow him to goodness? When you do, no “flies” will be chasing you. And you can grow in the fertile promise of the power of God.