(NIV)Jeremiah 27:11 But if any nation will bow its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will let that nation remain in its own land to till it and to live there, declares the Lord.” ’ ” Its amazing how God decided to pull himself this far away from his people to the point where Babylon (the nation that he cursed) had become his servant of destruction. (NIV)Jeremiah 28:15 Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Listen, Hananiah! The Lord has not sent you, yet you have persuaded this nation to trust in lies. For its so easy to listen to the things that make sense to us. But yet, us serving God requires us to discard common sense and obey exactly what he says as absurd as it might be. (NIV)Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. This scripture now becomes so vivid as it was part of letter sent to ...
The Chronicles of a rediscovering Bandjoun nomad