FN-034 - God Has Even the Dark Under Control

II Kings 25:24 - Between Egypt and Babylon, the city of Jerusalem is destroyed, the temple demolished, the implements and decorations taken for plunder, the king captured and replaced, priests captured, and many people killed.  The poorest and lowest are left to tend the fields and vineyards, and a man named Gedaliah is placed over them as their ruler.

Gedaliah's grandfather Shaphan was the scribe who received the long lost scrolls from Hilkiah the priest and brought them to Josiah the king - the only good king in generations before & since.  Gedaliah's father Ahikam stood with Jeremiah when he spoke God's words to the people against Jerusalem for their sins.  Over and again the word came that Jerusalem would fall to the Babylonians for a time, and that God was more than aware, He was in control.

And so it happened, Nebuchadnezzar ruled over the land and Gedaliah was made governor over the people.  This is the condition they were in for this season, as it was foretold by Jeremiah.  Based on this, he told the people #FearNot, plant and gather, serve the Babylonians.  Some who had fled to nearby territories returned to work the land and be with their countrymen under Gedaliah.

Sometimes, we get what we ask for, and the thing to do is take our lumps and move on.  God warned them, as He warns us - the wise will look to Him during the season of "lumps" and #FearNot.  Even in the dark, God is in charge.

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