Baruch was Jeremiah’s faithful scribe. It is touching to see here how God addresses this man who had served Jeremiah and stuck with him while everyone else was against him. Baruch was constantly hearing all the words that God was speaking to Israel as a whole but here is a moment in which Jeremiah turns to Baruch himself and gives him a personal word from God. Baruch must have been so moved by this. In the light of all these lofty prophecies about nations and God’s ultimate plans there is a word about a lowly Jewish scribe who just hung in there and kept faithfully playing his small part in God’s plan. You have a part to play in God’s plan and it may seem insignificant to you. You may feel more like a Baruch than a Jeremiah. This does not make you less significant. God sees what you do in the work of his Kingdom and he honours you for it. Don’t ever give up on serving just because that service seems small in the scheme of things. What you do, however trifling it may seem, is vital in God’s plan. It might be a small link in the chain, but it is a link nevertheless and the chain is a big one. The strength of a chain is no greater than the strength of every link. Keep serving and don’t give up. Be faithful like Baruch and God will honour you as he honoured Baruch.
Reflect on the significance of your acts of service in God’s plan.
Read Jeremiah 45
