079. Jeremiah, Perplexed On Account Of Conspiracy, Prays.

Jeremiah, Perplexed On Account Of Conspiracy, Prays. The Prayer as recorded.—Jeremiah 12:1-4. The Lord’s Answer.—Jeremiah 12:5-6. The prophet’s heart is troubled on account of the prosperity of the wicked about him, and the success of their conspiracies. Anathoth was a city of the tribe of Benjamin, near Jerusalem, and it was from the men of this place the prophet feared much, and in. his own judgment supposed if the Lord would but pour out bis fury on them, the ruin of his nation might be prevented. This is the theme of the prophet’s prayer. He knows the Lord is righteous in all his dealings, but he would “talk with the Lord,” to use his own language, “of his judgments.” He exercises a degree of impatience which in the Lord’s answer is gently reproved. We are taught by this prayer that God’s ways are not our ways, and that although his dealings with us are often mysterious, He, the All-wise, is making our path for us; guiding every event for our good, and will eventually deliver us from all trials.