Jeremiah 32:17

In all this there was a beautiful message of grace. God would put an end to the dominion of the Gentiles. A time of blessing would come. Land should be bought and sold again. Now God puts him to the test by making him buy the land. If Jeremiah believed his own prophecy he should act on it and "put his money where his mouth was", and he did.

What a beautiful prayer it is which came from the lips of the prisoner! He acknowledges first of all, as we all do in believing prayer, the power of God. There is nothing too hard for the Lord. Then he speaks of the loving kindness and righteousness of the God of Israel, and mentions the past history of the nation. What the Lord had predicted against the city and the nation had happened. "What You have spoken has come to pass, and behold, You see it." He then mentions that the Lord had told him to buy that field.

Jeremiah had obeyed and bought the field for money when everything looked hopeless. God was his confidence. He had made the heavens and the earth. The Great, the Mighty God, Jehovah of hosts is His Name, says the prophet to Him, "There is nothing too hard for You!" God then asks, to reassure him, "Is there anything too hard for Me?" "Behold, I am Jehovah, the God of all flesh."

"Is anything too hard for the Lord?" is the Lord's challenge to Jeremiah on this occasion, as it is to Sarah in Gen. 18. Sarah did not know how she could have a child, since her body was then dead. She did not know the resurrection-strength of God. Jeremiah did not know how he could get his money back. He was laying it out on a piece of ground that was then in the hand of the enemy. Like Sarah, he did not know the resurrection-strength of God.

The Jews have never yet inherited their land according to the new covenant. Still less have they inherited it according to the everlasting covenant. They are to inherit under both titles. The new covenant marks it off from anything that ever was before. The everlasting covenant shows that the new covenant will never go out of date or grow obsolete. It will always hold good for their possession and their blessing.

How often have we prayed for certain things while lurking at the back of our minds is the thought, "It will never be answered. It is too difficult"? The doubt is in our minds instead of faith. We doubt the ability of God to do the thing that we are asking. It really is an insult to God. If we pray to God we should pray to a known God, competent to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think. If God is God, these matters are very, very small for Him to accomplish. Why, He has done the most wonderful things. Creation is the evidence of His extreme wisdom, power, strength, measurement, balance and all the things we like to think of. It stands as a witness to the greatness and majesty of God.