#soap # Jeremiah 45 ## Title: The LORD Offers Life ## Scripture: (Jeremiah 45:5) “Are you looking for great things for yourself? Do not look for such things. For I, the Lord, affirm that I am about to bring disaster on all humanity. But I will allow you to escape with your life wherever you go.”’”” (NET) ## Observation: How many times do we face the same issue as Baruch? We are seeking great things for ourselves, and we have to decide whether our definition or God’s definition of greatness is sufficient. Baruch may have seen greatness as more than escaping the destruction of Jerusalem and having his life spared. God was helping him see that was greater than anything else. If you think about it, God is right. It doesn’t matter how great we think we are, we cannot be “great” if we are dead. God knows what we need. He knows our potential. He knows what He is doing. Trust God’s leading. He knows the way. ## Application: Trust the Lord’s directions. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for always knowing the way.