Jeremiah 45 · Grade 4
A Promise for a Weary Servant
Read and Think
This short chapter goes back to the fourth year of Jehoiakim, when Baruch first wrote Jeremiah's words on a scroll. Baruch came from an important family and may have hoped for a high position. Instead he found himself writing messages of judgment that made powerful people angry.
Baruch cried out in frustration. Woe is me now! For Yahweh has added sorrow to my pain! God answered him gently but honestly. God was about to break down what he had built and pluck up what he had planted in the whole land.
Do you seek great things for yourself? Don't seek them. This was not a time to chase success. But God gave Baruch a precious promise. He would escape with his life wherever he went. That was enough, because God himself would be with him.
Show What You Know
When was this message first given?
What may Baruch have hoped for?
What was God about to do to the whole land?
What promise did God give Baruch?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- came from an important family and may have hoped for a high position.
- For Yahweh has added to my pain!
- answered him gently but honestly.
- Do you seek things for yourself?
Think About It
Why might God tell someone not to seek great things for themselves?
How can God's promise to Baruch encourage someone who serves faithfully but feels tired?
Memory Verse
“Do you seek great things for yourself? Don’t seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh,’ says Yahweh, ‘but I will let you escape with your life wherever you go.’””
Jeremiah 45:5 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for caring for me when I am tired. Help me . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- Why is God's care enough?
- How can you help tired helpers?
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