JOE OLSON - Executive Director of Hope for Health Intl. - Retired

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Jeremiah 32:32 “Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to ...
06/05/2026

Jeremiah 32:32 “Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”

As Jesus continues to explain why the Jews and their city would be punished and destroyed, He casts the blame on everyone! Of course the leadership are very responsible, and the priests or pastors, the spiritual heads of the church, and all the men who are in charge of their families and positions. No one is overlooked or excused.

There is individual responsibility in every choice that we have made in our lives, Amen? Jesus gives the same power, purpose, and possibilities, and lets them decide if they want to follow or not. Each person has talents, abilities and opportunities, and the freedom to choose what they want to do with them.

We are given a life and a ledger, and every choice is written down, added up, and calculated. Then a designated value is assigned, whether it was good or bad. And all of this is considered, and then the determination is announced. Are we “worthy” of entrance into heaven? And if we are, then in what position will we be stationed? Street sweeper, or something more responsible? No one will complain, because that position was not assigned, but earned! Each choice we made in this earthly life, was all considered and tabulated, and the sum created a certain value, or a certain level, which determined the position we will have in heaven!

Jesus keeps explaining to us that our choices have impact! We have already learned that in the concept of calories in and calories out, or amount of Bible study we do, or amount of TV watching we do, that it all has its effect on us. And no one will be able to point to someone else and accuse. We are our own worse enemy! Amen? Nobody “made” us eat bad food. No one made us sit on the couch. No one took our Bibles away from us! It is our own choices.

Of course we can blame the pastors and teachers and conference presidents for certain things. We can blame Trump or Biden or Putin. We can even blame our parents and their lousy examples, and school teachers! Bad environment and lack of intelligence, etc., etc. And all of that will be accounted for. No one will be judged for what they didn’t have or didn’t understand. We will only be judged by what we did have, or could have had, if we had applied ourselves! See? Individual responsibility!

Jesus points out the certain tribes of Israel, or the northern kingdom, and Judah, the southern kingdom. Each Jew in both tribes, were given certain abilities, freedoms, and choices in their lives. Based on what they did with those gifts, it will be added up and assigned value. Samson and Solomon were given a lot, but a lot was also required! The widow with her two mites was given a little, and only a little was required, too! Then it was written down, what she did with her two mites! We have no idea what the “assignation” of that choice added up being, but God knows and He will repay, or He will assign to her ledger account!

And don’t think who gets what is based on our certain gifts right now! Remember, God says He is not like us! His value, or what He wants the most, is love and loyalty! That is worth more than gold to Him! Amen? Fidelity, true words and actions. Purity of heart and mind. Real interest for others and their needs and support. These are the things, that matter to God. And that will be added up a whole lot more, than preaching to a lot of people in a coliseum!

Our study verse explains this to us and much more than we think! God takes into account of where we were born, whether into the northern kingdom, or southern kingdom. Or if they were a prince, or prophet, or priest. All is considered, all is added, all is looked at. Even if you are a man or simply an inhabitant. What did you do, with what you were given? Even if all you had, was two mites! Are we getting this?

Finally, we need to quit looking at others and what they got. Remember what Jesus said to Peter? “What is that, to thee?” In other words, how is this relevant to you? Peter had only one thing to focus on, or worry about. Jesus told him what he needed to do. “Follow thou Me!” Everybody has to follow our God, Jesus Christ! This is the litmus test. This is the common denominator. This is the value that God is looking for!

So when we look at our study verse, let’s let Jesus explain to us what He is talking about. He is not just naming certain people or vocations. He is expressing a principle! He is telling us how each one is treating Him! How are we treating Jesus?

Jeremiah 32:32 “Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”

~Joey Olson

Jeremiah 32:33 “And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teach...
06/05/2026

Jeremiah 32:33 “And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.”

The saga of God’s people continues, of insisting on ignoring Him, yet using all of their gifts and lives for themselves. Ungrateful, unwilling to live the way God planned, and unrepentant. How many adjectives of the Jews attitude does it take for anyone to admit that God was right and fair in removing them? We all would have been done with the Jews already, Amen?

Thankfully, God is not like us! Hallelujah! He is so patient, kind, helpful, loving and forgiving, and this is what He is to each one of us too! He reaches out to us, bringing us truth, light and love, to encourage us and wanting to support and lead us the right way. Yet so many of us have done the exact same thing as the Jews have done.

Still, He waits, longs, hopes, protects, and looks forward to a few of us who will let Him save us! Just a few, a remnant. But that remnant, over the generations of humans, will end up being millions and millions of fallen angel replacements!

A small amount, based on the billions and billions that were offered the same thing that God is willing to give all. But God never wanted quantity, He preferred quality! He wanted the ones who wanted Him! And we all understand this concept in our own lives, amen?

We have had large families, huge church congregations, friends over the years, plenty of neighbors, but few who really wanted to know us or be with us. Those few give us more pleasure, than all the multitude we have met or knew over our lifetime. We all know the ones who truly sought us out, called, visited, enjoyed our presence, and not what we did for them. And we know the difference!

So many people want what God can “do” for them, rather wanting to “be” with Him. Amen? For them, heaven would not be as wonderful as it could be. Look at our study verse. God is telling us that He gives us instruction! This is Who He is! He teaches, He explains, He enlightens. He is Light!

The ones who do not want that instructions and light would be miserable in heaven! Remember what God did for Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden? He came every day to instruct, to teach, to guide and explain. This was not simply a chore, but a joy to Him! This is what He is! The Divine teacher! For the ones who love to learn, love to know, love to understand, it will be “heaven” for them!

But if there are those who do not want to be instructed, to grow, to change, to improve, they would not be happy with God’s continual education! If they do not want the “light” now, how would they ever want the light in heaven? God won’t make them suffer. He is not like that.

When you talk to someone about heaven and eternity, and God, listen to what they are looking forward to. No pain, never dying, not working, great weather, etc. How many talk about purity, holiness, learning, working for God? How many love the idea of sitting at the feet of Jesus, like the Jews did on the mount of blessings, to get joy simply by being with Him, listening to Him, desiring to be more like Him?

He is light, amen? He is literally "the Word!" Do we get joy reading the word? The Spirit of prophecy? When you learn something there, do you want to share it with others? Does it thrill you when you understand some new concept or truth? Then heaven will be perfect for you!

If you prefer to watch TV, or hang out with friends and play sports or fish and hunt, or anything else, then why would you think you want to be in heaven where there is none of that and where is all light?

Light, is not just about daytime, but instruction, teaching, knowledge! Think about our children when they were little babies. We were always excited to see them learn, and live, and love. We enjoyed explaining things to them, teaching them, instructing them to do the right things, to have a better life!

But sadly, when they begin to grow up, they tend to prefer to go their own ways. We don’t stop them from wandering off, but we would love to have them keep coming back, and fellowshipping with us! Amen? We have been learning so much in our “longer” lives, and we want to help them, support them, teach them!

And many, many children "turn their backs on us, and not the face." We wake up every day, hoping to be able to come closer to them, help them, guide them, but they “ghost” us and ignore us. Not our money, not their inheritances, but us!

When we read our study verse, we begin to understand how Jesus felt and how our heavenly Father feels. Amen? Thankfully, there are a few of our children, a few of our friends, a few of our church members, who really want to be with us! Those are the ones who have shown us, what is important to them!

God is just like us! As a matter of fact, we were made in His image! Now we understand what that really means:

Jeremiah 32:33 “And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction.”

~Joey Olson

Jeremiah 32:31 “For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built...
06/03/2026

Jeremiah 32:31 “For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,”

Jesus tells His people that His city Jerusalem, which was supposed to be a light and witness and example for all the earth, was a continual provocation, or “against” Him since its inception. Again, He lays out the reasons why He has to destroy this city and remove it from His face.

Anybody who knows the real history of the Jews and the city of Jerusalem, would not argue with what Jesus is presenting. Jesus is not exaggerating or embellishing, but simply presenting the facts. He is not passionate or using superlatives, just plainly laying out the truth for all to see.

If anyone was honest and willing to see the light, they would agree with Jesus’ decision. Pay close attention to this dynamic! This is the way that Jesus will judge all of His creation! No heated words, no slanted testimonies, no colored opinions, just evidence. Damning evidence.

All of our lives we have been accumulating the evidence that Jesus will use to either admit us to heaven, or reject us to hell! And no one will argue or deny. The facts will so be presented with all the awful clear reality, that no one will even try to evade or misrepresent. Choice after choice, rejection, denial and unwillingness to listen or learn. Seventy years of decisions made it obvious what we really wanted.

And once the removal process starts, there is no reprieve or review. Jerusalem will be burned, destroyed and removed. No one is left, no one gets extra chances, no one has a millennium. Are we getting the point here? Once the decree is set, it is done.

And for the ones who humbly submitted, repented, looked and listened to God, and denied themselves and lived for God, and were true witnesses, they would be brought back to the “promised” land, and God will use them to rebuild His city! Are we getting all the analogies here? We have to work to create a light upon the hill, so others can see through the darkness of this world.

Jesus was not going to “fix” everything by Himself. We are supposed to do the work, by His strength and wisdom! Apply ourselves, make the effort, and God will sustain us and strengthen us. Anybody who is reading this history and paying attention, would not think that God will have to “change” us, so we could go to heaven, or the promised land. Amen?

Jesus will enable us, He will empower us, but He will not let us sit on the couch and wait until everything is ready! He gave us choices, wills, abilities and desires. It is now up to us to use those gifts and apply ourselves. If we don’t, that is more evidence of why we cannot be allowed to be in heaven. Amen?

Just like all of the history and facts being presented to us throughout the Bible, we can choose to learn from this accumulated information, or we can neglect this help and support. Could anyone say that they had no idea? Every story, every parable, every page of history and experiences, all tells the same thing. If we obey our God, He will bless us and give us a perfect home. If we want to go our own way, He will allow that, and we lose everything He planned for us.

The Jews were blessed with a glorious city, and gorgeous temple to worship God in, and high and massive walls and gates to protect them. We were told that during king Solomon’s day, everything was gold, and silver was considered almost worthless. This was due to God’s blessing! But the Jew’s were throwing all of that away so they could do what they wanted to do.

Jesus is explaining to them, and to each one of us, that He will have to withdraw all of His blessings! From our births up to now, what “evidence” have we shown that we want to be with God and obey His words? Jesus is so merciful, and is willing to wait and work and send a prophet, to help us see this reality!

Unfortunately, the Jew’s rejected the words from Jeremiah. Surely God’s people today would not make the same mistake! They would read this evidence and make much wiser decisions. For the ones who will humble themselves and obey, they will be blessed by God again! The rest, according to what we are reading, will be removed:

Jeremiah 32:31 “For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face,”

~Joey Olson

Jeremiah 32:30 “For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for...
06/02/2026

Jeremiah 32:30 “For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD.”

After Jesus revealed to the Jews why they were going to be slaves in Babylon, and why their homes and city and temples would be destroyed, He continues to explain how bad they had gotten. Both the northern tribes of Israel, and the southern tribes of Judah, have “only” done evil from their youth. All twelve tribes of the Jews have done nothing but to provoke, or grieve, God with their works!

In other words, why would anyone let them live, and stay, and enjoy their lives? Why should they continue to consume valuable oxygen? Or “cumbereth” the ground? This is another huge lesson that we should understand! Amen?

We are not here, by accident! We have an existence for a purpose! If this purpose is not fulfilled, then why should we be here? If the “tree” God planted, watered and fertilized, did not produce fruit, what should He do with that tree?

Or worse, if that tree produced thorns, stickers or blight, what would anyone do with that tree? Jesus is helping His people, and anybody who is reading this truth and light, to see this reality! If there is no real reason to keep that tree, or that tree is infecting other trees, He has to remove that tree! Or that orchard! Amen? Doesn’t this make perfect sense?

Yet God does not want to "lose His grove” of trees that He planted, meaning His 12 tribes of people, He has to intervene, and do some serious trimming, burning or removing. Otherwise, the entire grove is lost! Jesus is helping His people to see why this is happening to them.

It’s not accidental, it’s not Nebuchadnezzar or the Babylonians. It’s not evil governments or power or poor army preparation or lack of armaments. It is God! He is the Divine Husbandman, or orchard Trimmer. If the trees are not producing, you “fix” them or remove them. This has to be understood in our own lives!

The Jews were chosen to be God’s light in this world. If that light is broken, you either fix it, or replace that bulb. Jesus is explaining this reality to His people. All the dead, from the droughts and plagues and pestilences and wars, have been removed. The ones that still have life in them, are being “purged” or trimmed or corrected, by being sent to Babylon.

Yes, this is punishment, but it is a corrective punishment! They are not dead yet, but they are dying. They have been going away from the Light, and are withering. But they don’t realize this. So Jesus has to implement a plan, to help them come back to their Light! His plan, is Babylonian captivity. His plan, is to take them away from their comfortable and sinful, selfish life, and put them in a place where they would cry out to Him to save them! Then the Light will shine upon them and they can survive.

This verse and this explanation is not only for the Jews to understand. Amen? This has been preserved so everyone else will figure this out. Many don’t and many die. But for the ones who still have life, who still are willing to read and study, they will be purged, or moved, or “cleaned up.”

This process, like Paul mentioned in the New Testament, is hard or grievous, but necessary. And then, we will have the peaceable “fruit” of righteousness, or right doing, rather than the fruit of evil, or wrong doing. Let’s come to God as quickly as we can, and learn to do good, and not evil, so we don’t have to die, or be trimmed off! Amen?

What are we doing with our lives right now? If we are not producing fruit, or good works, then there is no point in keeping us. This is not mean, it is reality. Jesus wants us to “see” this light in this verse:

Jeremiah 32:30 “For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD.”

~Joey Olson

Jeremiah 32:29 “And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with ...
06/02/2026

Jeremiah 32:29 “And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.”

Jesus has been prophesying that Nebuchadnezzar and his army will be coming soon and the Jews will be slaves to Babylon for 70 years. Jesus is explaining to His people to not expect to stay here any longer. They will be removed to another country. Their houses will be burned away into rubble and ashes. Everything will be gone and uninhabitable. This is His plan and don’t try to change it! Just accept it and humbly submit.

And then He tells them “why” this is His plan. They have totally corrupted themselves and their houses by worshiping Baal and other gods and not Him! He has to cleanse the place by fire, and cleanse them by suffering. This is the only way to save them eternally! They had gotten so evil, so corrupted and so filthy, that there was no small correction. Everything must go!

And that includes them too! Seventy years means a new generation! Basically, they have to suffer enough to want to come back to their God, and impress their children to do the same! Jesus gives us 70 years to decide which path we want to walk on. This is our “probationary” time, to figure out which God we want to serve.

Seventy years of slavery will hopefully do the trick. Being moved from their normal lives and routines, and getting away from the “triggers” of false god worship, will help the Jews come back to their real God! They had gotten so entrenched, hard and immovable from their lifestyle, that it was impossible a prophet coming to them with a message could help.

This is what always happens when we do not let God change us every day! We get stiff, more comfortable, more connected with our bad choices, that no amount of warnings, threats, or inconveniences, will change us! We literally have to be replaced!

The Antediluvians got like this, The Jews in the wilderness got like this, and the Jews in their own homeland got like that too. These are teaching parables for anyone who will look and listen and learn. And yes, diet was a huge aspect of this unwillingness to be transformed. Amen?

The Antediluvians started killing and eating the animals. The Egyptian Jews loved their fleshpots, and we can only assume, that a lot of the pre-Babylonian Jews felt the same.

Especially when we have already been told today, that we have to have our diets changed, to have our minds and hearts changed too! Amen? Daniel and his friends chose to follow the diet they already knew to eat, and God blessed them. God was able to bless them because they were listening to Him! Doesn't this make sense?

If we won’t listen, won’t change our diets, won’t let God help us with warnings from His prophet, what do we think will happen to us? Are these just stories that God likes telling, or is this more important than entertainment? Is it possible that history will keep repeating?

It seems like time keeps going on, generation after generation, and only a few, a remnant, will choose to obey our God. And when God makes up His number, He will be done with this world. Earth and humanity were created to replace the fallen angels. Amen? God has let everyone have a chance to decide what they want to do. He is fair, and loving, and patient. After all, He lives forever. He has plenty of time.

Everybody has the same Bible, same history, and same choices. Everybody gets 70 years to live and learn and let God lead, or reject Him. Everybody will be judged by their personal choices in life. The Holy Spirit has been talking to them just like we have been. Impressing, illuminating, directing, wooing, warning. Will they hear, or forbear?

None of this is hard to figure out, if anyone will stop and read for a moment. If you sin, you will die. If you obey, you will live! Even a child can figure this out. If you eat what God said to eat, you will be blessed. If you don’t, you will become stubborn and incorrigible. Then God has to replace you!

And that makes God mad! He literally asks the question, “Why will ye die?” He hates letting his creation die, He made them! He doesn’t want to let them go. But He has no choice. Their sinfulness and selfishness, will infect others! His anger will arise and will address our desire to sin. Then He replaces us, and waits to see if the next generation will want to be with Him:

Jeremiah 32:29 “And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger.”

~Joey Olson

Jeremiah 32:28 “Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into th...
05/31/2026

Jeremiah 32:28 “Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it:”

After asking the question if there "is anything too hard for Me?" Jesus reiterates the prophecy that Nebuchadnezzar and Babylon will indeed come and take Jerusalem and the Jewish nation! The point was not Babylonian power, but God’s power! Amen?

This is why we are told so many times to focus on God and His words. Nothing else matters. He is in control, He decides who takes what, and He allows certain situations to exist, as He sees fit. When we do not understand this reality, we will always fear and doubt and worry what will happen.

But once we know that our God is in control, and especially if we are His children, we will have perfect peace. Our peace is perfect, because we love and trust our God: 1 John 4:16-19 “And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us.”

The rest of the world is more like this: Luke 21:25,26 “And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.”

Those who follow God and trust in Him, do not worry about Nebuchadnezzar, or Babylon, or Russia or China. They know God is in control! They don’t worry about votes, or presidents, or the Senate, or Congress. That is all noise. They have zero power. They are like Nebuchadnezzar, God’s “servant.” Jeremiah 27:5,6 “I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.”

Everything is going, according to God’s plan! Not Nebuchadnezzar’s, Trump’s, or Putin’s, but God’s! And if we are following God and obeying Him and He is our Father, why would we worry about anything? If we fear, our love is not perfect yet. Amen?

The question should always be in our minds, “Is anything too hard for God?” The answer of course is “no,” If He can create worlds by speaking them into existence, He can take care of Trump, Putin, or the IRGC. All we have to worry about is if we are following God perfectly and completely!

Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, followed God. And God took care of them. When Jeremiah told them, that God had given their city to the Chaldeans, they humbly submitted, and “purposed” in their hearts to obey their God! Daniel 1:6-8 “Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abednego. But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.”

Daniel purposed, and his friends went along. See the difference of having good friends? When Daniel knew this was God’s plan, he did not complain, argue or fight back. He simply submitted. Then he decided to do exactly what God had told him to do. Eat and drink correctly! Most people would quit since they had lost the war, or their freedom, now? They have a new king! But not Daniel, not his real friends!

Are there any instructions for us today, from this study verse? Or are these words from God just nice stories? We will soon see. Amen?

Jeremiah 32:28 “Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it:”

~Joey Olson

Jeremiah 32:27 “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?”Jesus reminds Jeremiah ...
05/30/2026

Jeremiah 32:27 “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?”

Jesus reminds Jeremiah and His people that their circumstances are being controlled by their God! Nebuchadnezzar and his armies are being led by God! Jeremiah’s imprisonment is being allowed by God. This land sale by Jeremiah’s nephew, has been prophesied and instituted by God. The church members and leaders are hating Jeremiah because God let them do that.

We need to get this truth solidly in our minds! Everything that happened to us in this life has been allowed, orchestrated, aware of, and approved by God Almighty! Remember, the whole “cause and effect” rule God created. Choices have always been followed by results. You drink alcohol, brain cells die. You eat sugar, your fat cells grow. You sit on the couch your muscles atrophy. This concept we all know and understand.

Now lets go a little further when we choose sin or righteousness. When we sin, we lose God’s protection and blessings. When we choose righteousness, we face the hatred of Satan and his followers! All of these choices will have consequences! Even though this is the truth, we have to remind ourselves that God is still in control! He allows what is best for us. It might not seem like this but He sees the end from the beginning, and we do not. We are clueless and He is all-knowing.

While we have freedom and liberty and get to decide what we want to listen to, or eat, or our choice of friends, etc, those choices will impact our lives. When we chose God and His ways, we will be blessed and hated at the same time! Consider Job, and his experience. He had everything, and then nothing and everything again. God blessed, Satan cursed, God allowed, and Satan was restrained.

Make wise choices, but know that God is still in control! Jeremiah had been making wise choices in his life, yet he was in prison and being abused and treated terribly. What’s going on? God has a plan! We have to get this in our minds. Yes, choices have consequences, but that does not mean Jesus cannot reserve the right to interfere! He is still God! Amen?

Just because Satan wants to chose to kill us, does not mean God has to allow it. Same with our own choices. Just because we eat right, does not mean we can’t get cancer. God might use that cancer, to bring someone back to Him! It is His creation, and He gets to do what He wants! We have no idea why things happen the way they do, outside of the “cause and effect” concept. Because we are human and cannot see the future! We can’t see tomorrow, much less 70 years from now. We can trust in our God, knowing He loves us and wants the best for us, or we can reject His plan and go our own ways. It is up to us, and will always be up to us. Want to trust, or want to distrust? Want to accept, or want to reject? Want to believe, or disbelieve?

We are being told that God is in control. There are reasons for things that happen to us that are beyond our ability to comprehend. Not just choices, but plans. Satan is working, God is working, holy and evil angels are working. But know that God is still in control! If we accept this reality, our lives and hearts will feel so much lighter and comforted. Of course we have some “limited” freedoms, but God does not let us kill each other all day long. He controls, He leads, He impresses and He decides what is best.

The whole point is that we do not try to figure out why everything plays out like it does. Job was clueless that God allowed Satan to buffet him. It wasn’t his diet choices, it wasn’t his lack of praying, or obedience. It was God’s decision! Jesus was explaining this to Jeremiah, and the Jews.

Do I have power to overcome, or override your circumstances Jeremiah? Am I still God? Focus on Me! Don’t focus on your problems. Just trust in Me and My plan! You will feel so much better.

Why were Paul and Silas singing in prison? Why was Noah still building the ark? Why did Moses keep leading the ungrateful Jews? Because they trusted in the plan and the Planner! They knew Who was in control! And they knew who "I" was—the God of all flesh:

Jeremiah 32:27 “Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?”

~Joey Olson

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