Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them. Jeremiah 36:26
Observations: After Jeremiah had dictated to Baruch the words the LORD had given him, he had Baruch go and present them to the people. The scroll made its way to king Jehoiakim who, when he found the words offensive, burned the scroll. He sent orders for Jeremiah and Baruch to be arrested. “But the LORD had hidden them” so they could rewrite the scroll. This they did, and added some words of judgment.
Application: I should never fear what might happen for being faithful to the will of the LORD. When I need to be hidden, He protects. When I need to be defended, He defends. Any fear rises either from my lack of trust in God’s purpose and power or my placing my trust in myself and worrying that I might not have what it takes to deal with the situation. Neither is where I want to be. Rather, my trust in God’s planned purpose and His powerful provision surrounded by His unfailing love should result in all fear being cast aside. The worst that can happen to me—death—turns out to be the best that can happen to me.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, though I don’t have many fearful moments when called upon to obey You, nevertheless, I want to live at all times in the full confidence of Your will and way for my life. Grow my faith in You into an untainted boldness to do Your will without thought of the temporal consequences, knowing that You will hide me from all harm that will thwart Your plan for me.
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