I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Jeremiah 45-48.

I want to focus on Jeremiah’s message to Baruch this morning.  It struck me immediately when I read the passage, but it is such a small portion of today’s passage that I tried to find something else to write about. However, none of the rest of the passage connected for me today.   From the passage we realize that Baruch was ambitious.  His brother was chamberlain to King Zedekiah, which suggests that Baruch was of noble birth.  Baruch wished to be someone of note, and complained that all of his efforts had gotten him nowhere.  Jeremiah advised him to accept never being a person of clout because those who attained great positions in the Kingdom of Judah would suffer disaster.  Baruch should accept his lot as “just another guy” as far as most people were concerned.  God promised Baruch that, while he would never be what people considered to be a great person, he would be safe wherever he went as his life went on.  We should take this message to heart.  Not everyone who does as God directs will become a “great” person.  Each of us should strive to do God’s will to the best of our ability and to the fullest of our strength while accepting that God’s plan for us may not include recognition from others.