Jeremiah 29:13 “Then you will seek Me and find Me when you search for me with all your heart”. Jeremiah, the prophet, brings hard words to hear. God’s words… “Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, to all the captives whom I have caused to be carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon”. The One Who commands the armies of heaven allowed Israel to be taken from the promised land to Babylon as captives. It would take three campaigns to penetrate the walls of Jerusalem and leave her people vulnerable. Those whose lives were not lost in battle were no longer free. God‘s hand of judgment for rebellion, idolatry and disobedience was heavy on the children of Israel. God’s message through Jeremiah told them to “build yourselves houses, and dwell in them; plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. Take wives and have sons and daughters… Multiply there, and do not be diminished and seek the peace and welfare of the city to which I have caused you to be carried to wake captive, and pray to the Lord for it…”. He told them to get comfortable, live their lives and pray for those who ruled over them… to accept their discipline. God also told them to get rid of their false prophets… to clean up their act and seek Him. On a large scale, God’s setting them straight while revealing His sovereignty. It wasn’t as if they hadn’t been warned. When we see it all unfold, for a brief moment, our breath is taken away. We consider Israel’s tumultuous Exodus from Egypt, the book of Judges, Jerusalem‘s fall and see a historical pattern from the beginning of time even until now. And now, we let it get personal, do a work in our own heart. However we got here, the place where our sin and rebellion took us, it ends with His Grace, if we choose it. He tells us to get comfortable in our discipline, make the best of it, live our lives and ‘clean house’… surrender, submit to Him and His righteousness. We’re to seek Him with our whole heart and He promises we’ll find Him. ‘Feeling’ weak? S