Jeremiah 40:2-6 (ESV Strong's)
The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The Lord your God pronounced this disaster against this place. The Lord has brought it about, and has done as he said. Because you sinned against the Lord and did not obey his voice, this thing has come upon you. Now, behold, I release you today from the chains on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will look after you well, but if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, do not come. See, the whole land is before you; go wherever you think it good and right to go. If you remain, then return to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon appointed governor of the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people. Or go wherever you think it right to go.” So the captain of the guard gave him an allowance of food and a present, and let him go. Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, at Mizpah, and lived with him among the people who were left in the land.
Subject: Hope and Reward
How refreshing was this message to Jeremiah from the Babylonians? As his countrymen were killed or taken captive, his reward from God was his freedom. God remembers His own. That is the simple lesson of this text. God rewards us. Jeremiah has been beaten, imprisoned, rejected, alone, ridiculed, challenged and defamed. Now he is given a reward on this side of heaven. We are not promised that, but God did take care of him. God takes care of His own.
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