Frequently, I have said that we need to cling to the covenant promises of God as our anchor when sorrows, doubts, or trials come our way. I must confess that there are those moments when doubts and fears try to bombard my mind; but, it is those same moments that I must run to the scripture and read once more the promises of God. Here in Jeremiah He has promised not to turn away from me, from doing me good. He has taken the responsibility for my security in faith as well as He proclaims that He will place in my heart the reverence and awe toward Him so that I will not depart. He will rejoice over me to do good. Amazing thought, God rejoicing over me.
Jeremiah 32: 39 I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. 41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Much like the covenant promise in Zephaniah 3: 17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
So rejoice. Ahhh, I hear some of you murmuring there that all those covenant promises were to the offspring of Abraham. Well, then again I say rejoice. Have you not heard? All who believe in Jesus Christ through faith are the children of Abraham. Paul makes this argument throughout chapter 3 of Galatians and also chapter 4 of Romans. I urge you to carefully read both of those chapters.
Galatians 3: 6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Now that we have gotten that doubt out of the way. Let’s go back and claim the truth that God is rejoicing over me with joy, resting in the magnitude of His love; He is pouring out His Joy with singing over me. Like a mother cradles her small child in her arms and singing a sweet, sweet song. That is the very way God is singing over me with His comforting song of love and His perfect plans for my good. Only He in His omniscient, omnipotent power knows what is the very best for me. He who knows that my hope, my joy, and my peace are secured in my relationship to Him. I can trust Him even when I don’t see or understand the plan.
Listen closely to the words of this song. The chorus goes like this:
Oh, there is freedom in surrender, oh I know it
your songs have never stopped
You’ve been singing, always singing over me
Your words are still enough
And You’re singing
Give me faith
Give me strength enough to wait
To stand in faith
And listen for, listen for Your melody
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