The Lord Said: "Good News for Good Figs"

Jeremiah 24:4 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 5 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I have sent away from this place to the land of the Chaldeans. 6 I will set my eyes on them for good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up, and not tear them down; I will plant them, and not pluck them up. 7 I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.

The Exile was inevitable. There were already people being taking into captivity. During that time they were to accept the chastisement of the Lord and continue to trust Him and live for Him. He would give them the security that they were His people no matter where they were, and some day He would return them home. They could and would have their confidence in their relationship with Him.  He would change them from the inside out. May He do so for us.