1. Hope When Things Go Wrong?
Jeremiah 33: 1-16
Also: Psalm 25: 1-10; 1 Thessalonians 3: 9-13; Luke 21: 25-36
Hope When Things Go Wrong?

2. Hope when things Go Wrong? Jeremiah 33: 1-16
Hope is the theme of this 1st Sunday of Advent.
e.g. Psalm 25: 2a, “No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame”
Short/long term prophecy ‘the days are coming’
What problem in their day – siege by Babylon.
Generations of sinfulness has consequences.
YET they thought the LORD wouldn’t leave them.
Brief review of Zedekiah, 21st (last) king of Judah
Puppet placed on throne at age 21 (ruled 11 yrs)
Zedekiah asked to join rebellion – he did…

3. Hope when things Go Wrong? Jeremiah 33: 1-16
Babylon laid siege against rebels – famine.
City fell, temple plundered/burned...
Zed’s sons killed, he was blinded , captive…
Sad! Things can’t get much worse…
How could they not know they deserved this!?!?
Were they unique in POOR self examination?
Is our self examination accurate? (Scriptural?)
Do we have a ‘blind spot’, looking at others?
How far ‘off course’ is a problem?

4. Hope when things Go Wrong Jeremiah 33: 1-16
We have lots going wrong, disease, death, quarrels… WE NEED HOPE!
God: “I will bring healing” v. 6
God: “The days are coming when I will fulfill the gracious promise” v. 14
God provides HOPE!
Original word, “I will raise you up” points to resurrection and eternal life. Why?
“The Lord Our Righteousness.”
Things going wrong not the end, we have Hope!

5. Hope when things Go Wrong Jeremiah 33: 1-16
Things almost went wrong that first Christmas.
Things seemed to go wrong at the cross.
They became our salvation and resurrection!
Sufferings don’t bury us, even when they seem to
Suffering has meaning in Jesus Christ.
The righteous branch gives us righteousness.
Jesus ‘raises us up’ to eternal life– righteousness
What a great HOPE he has given us!
We produce fruit in the Kingdom by faith in Him!