The Neverending Story

^"11 Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given these orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard: ¹² “Take him and look after him; don’t harm him but do for him whatever he asks.” ¹³ So Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard, Nebushazban a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer a high official and all the other officers of the king of Babylon ¹⁴ sent and had Jeremiah taken out of the courtyard of the guard. They turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him back to his home. So he remained among his own people."
-Jeremiah 39: 11-14

In Jeremiah 39, we see that Jerusalem falls to the invading Babylonians. True to Jeremiah's prophecy, King Zedekiah and his royal family are captured, his sons are killed, he is blinded and enslaved, and the city is burned. The people are taken and made to leave their homes. 

It is a striking contrast between what happens to Jeremiah and Zedekiah-Jeremiah trusts in the Lord and is freed from captivity, while Zedekiah cares only about himself and is then destroyed. What a time for Jeremiah-even though he could not see what the ending of his own personal story was, he trusted in God and the Lord rescued him from his enemies according to His Promise. 

As P. Shan Gian said, we as believers do know the ending of the story: how God sends His one and only Son to die for a people who are unworthy of such love. What other King would give up his riches, his rights, his comforts, to die for the sins of the world? He did it simply because He loved us so much that He wanted us to be redeemed, restored, and renewed in knowing Him.  Knowing this ending DOES change everything for us. No matter how far we run or how we fall, we can fix our eyes on Jesus realizing that he conquered the greatest obstacle of all: death itself. We are forever transformed by knowing LOVE CAME FOR US!
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  The most beautiful ending of all is the one of Easter morning, when we see the empty tomb. Jesus has overcome-He is Risen!!!

Father, I thank you for your great love for us.Thank you for letting us know how Your story ends,that THIS IS LOVE. Jesus loves me and died for me. May this revelation of Truth be filled with joy and peace; I pray that the Holy Spirit will seal this Truth in our hearts and minds as we continue to press forward in our work, studies, and daily lives. May we overflow so much with the joy of knowing you that we cannot help but share this beautiful story with others who don't know you. May the Truth of this Story remind us that when we are uncertain of the future, we are certain of knowing Your Story-You have risen from the dead!  May All Glory,Honor and Praise be to you- Jesus, the Servant King!!My Savior and God!!!