JEREMIAH 45
This brief chapter focuses on Jeremiah’s faithful secretary, Baruch, who shared the prophet’s trials and sorrows. It records an event that occurred after Baruch wrote a second copy of the prophecy because Jehoiakim had burned the original (chap. 36).
God sees your work. What a disappointment it was when Baruch heard that everything he had written had gone up in smoke. When it seems like your work and witness are useless, remember for whom you are doing them.
God knows your trials. Baruch could have had an easier life, but he chose to identify himself with the most unpopular man in the land. Why? Because he believed in the Lord and relied on His Word.
God hears your words. Like any servant of God, Baruch had his difficult days when he felt everything was falling apart. God heard in Baruch’s cry a dangerous desire for “great things.” If he had not identified with the prophet, how great Baruch might have been!
God meets your needs. Suppose Baruch had become a great man in the kingdom? Where was the kingdom then? Baruch was alive and cared for because he was associated with Jeremiah. If you are going to seek great things, seek them for God, not for yourself.
Baruch, An Honorable Servant
Baruch’s brother Seraiah was an officer in the king’s court (Jer. 32:12;