The passage this weekend feels a bit like the Hunger Games. A remnant is left in
Judah to fend for themselves. They are driven by fear and by their own flesh, and as a
result they descend further into hardship and eventually they die in Egypt. If we were to
live in such conditions, we are encouraged by Jeremiah to radically commit to doing
God’s will, and to trust that God will protect His people. Although we long for ‘home’
we are to always seek first God’s kingdom!