Jeremiah was buying property in a city that was about to be overrun by the enemy. Normally this would have been an act of complete craziness. Why buy real estate in a city that is being taken away from you? Has Jeremiah lost his mind or is he getting ready to commit treason?
Treason, no! Jeremiah’s entire life as a prophet revolved around trying to get a people who had done just that against God. They had spent years turning away from God and supporting instead pagan idols and deities.
Lost his mind? No, Jeremiah is preaching an action sermon. He is telling the people, yes, you are going into captivity and it appears as if all is lost, but God will eventually bring the nation back. He, through this written word, is still preaching to us.
We live in a world where so many have given up hope. They have decided God is not real or just doesn’t care about us any longer. So they ridicule us about our fairy-tale faith. Truth of the matter is; God is still faithful. He will take us home to be with Him for all eternity.
Jeremiah trusted in God to preserve his act of faith; he was not disappointed and neither will we be.