#soap # Jeremiah 27 ## Title: Trouble Does Not Last Forever ## Scripture: (Jeremiah 27:22) “He has said, ‘They will be carried off to Babylon. They will remain there until it is time for me to show consideration for them again. Then I will bring them back and restore them to this place. I, the Lord, affirm this!’” (NET) ## Observation: There are times when God will not stop bad things from happening. There are many reasons why God will allow things to happen. Sometimes, it is because of justice. Sometimes, it has to do with teaching us through suffering. Sometimes, His ways are beyond finding out and we simply do not know. However, the Lord promises to always end it all for good. The challenge for us is that we think that God’s goodness can only be shown to us in this life. We have a brick wall called death that we cannot see past. However, if we could, we would see that the Lord always has His way and goodness always reigns. ## Application: See life through an eternal perspective. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for always causing justice to reign.