Jeremiah 45:5 Should you then seek great things for yourself? Seek them not. For I will bring disaster on all people, declares the Lord, but wherever you go I will let you escape with your life

From this brief and encouraging message to Baruch we can learn a valuable lesson about our own aspirations in life.

As a faithful secretary to Jeremiah, Baruch apparently had grown discouraged and felt anguish alongside Jeremiah.

Perhaps the realities of God’s judgment conflicted with his own plans and expectations of personal achievement.

As Jeremiah notes in chapter 51 verse 59 later, Baruch’s brother, would become staff officer to King Zedekiah

Perhaps you can relate to watching personal goals fall apart while those around you appear to advance ahead of you. It may seem like every time you are about to make your mark, some paints the wall.

But God’s message to Baruch is a reminder of the importance of remaining focused on God.

The New Testament reminds us in Matthew 6:33 to seek God’s kingdom first. Then everything we need will be given to us, what that is saying is this, instead of chasing, the job, the paycheck, the position, chase after God.

Because when you do God causes all the things that you were chasing, to begin to chase you.

Thought for Today: A deeper relationship with God should be the “great thing” we make our life’s pursuit.