Jeremiah 33  I love this message:  "Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it, the Lord is His name,  Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know." (v2-3)

He is speaking to His people who brought Him to anger by their sinfulness.. so much so that many were killed.. and He hid His face from them because of their wickedness...  to these people He says, "Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an abundance of peace and truth."  He will restore them, rebuild them, and "cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned against Me, and by which they have transgressed against Me." ( v6-8)

What a promise!  Let no one ever think that they are too bad.. too sinful.. for God to forgive. Our God is excellent...Psalm 148:14 "Let them praise the name of the Lord; for His name alone is excellent; His glory is above the earth and heaven," ( KJV)  I have a little book called Wonderful Names of our Wonderful Lord that has put this verse in my thoughts to meditate on..  he writes.. "All the glory of the Lord is that in which He excels all others. His name is 'Excellent', and all His names that represent some feature of His grace are glorious because the excel any other name ever uttered among men.  What friend, what helper do we know on earth who ever has or can approach His excellence?"  Our God excels in redeeming the lost and healing the hurting.. in saving the sinner.. in restoring those cast down! 

And, Jeremiah gives us more! " And it (Judah ) shall be to Me a name of joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear of all the good that I do for them and they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the peace that I make for it." ( v9)  The day is coming.. He tells us.. when He will "fulfill the good word which I have spoken.. " 

As we look at Israel today.. we wonder how that can be.. but there is a "Branch of David" who is coming to "execute justice and righteousness on the earth".  He is coming to restore His people.. it is as certain as the "fixed patterns of heaven and earth.. " (v25)  As long as day and night continues according to their appointed times.. the Lord says.. His promises will be fulfilled.  Hallelujah !

Father in heaven, how excellent is Your name in all the earth!  Thank You for the precious promises of Your word. Thank You that Jesus Christ is coming back again to receive us for Himself.  Thank You that we can rest in Your faithfulness and trust in Your mercy and compassion. Draw us closer to Your heart.. fill us with Your Spirit.. and lead us in Your paths today we pray.. Amen.