243. Do Good and Plant
Jeremiah 32:41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
The Lord God rejoices over His people. He is happy to do them good. It is remarkable for us to believe that we make God happy. He rejoices over me! He is interested in me and in what happens to me. He is curious to see the decisions I make. He knows how my decisions will turn out, but He still wants to see my actions and reactions. It is not drudgery for God to take care of me and guide me in the right way. He delights in the hard work of taking care of me.
He does all this guiding, preserving, providing, and protecting me for my good. It pleases Him to work for my glorious benefit. He is happy when He can make me happy, similar to the feeling humans enjoy when they are able to make loved ones happy, like at Christmas. It is comforting for us to believe in and rest in the goodness of God working things out for my blessing and wellbeing. This kind of faith in His promise can keep me going through rough times: He is working out all things together for good, to them that love God and are called according to his purpose. Faith believes that only good comes from the hand of God. If something doesn’t feel good it may be a judgment leading me to repentance and greater faith in the Gospel. God blesses with good times for our good; and He uses bad times to turn them out for out good. God is always good. And enjoys doing good.
It is the Lord God who plants us in the land. The Land is the Promised Land, the Kingdom of God, the Paradise in the heart, or heaven on earth. In this spiritual kingdom the Lord will plant us securely and happily. And He does it with all His heart and soul. He is tirelessly and relentlessly working things out for our good. We must believe this even when apparent bad things happen. This promise will keep us going. We never forget that in all things God is working, and He is working things out for our good. It makes Him happy to do so. And He plants us securely in that Eternal Joy with unbounded love. And that love will never stop.