"In this place ..."

“This is what the Lord says: In this place, which you say is a ruin, without man or beast—that is, in Judah’s cities and Jerusalem’s streets that are a desolation without man, without inhabitant, and without beast—there will be heard again a sound of joy and gladness, the voice of the groom and the bride, and the voice of those saying,

'Praise the Lord of Hosts,
for the Lord is good;
His faithful love endures forever'

as they bring thank offerings to the temple of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as in former times, says the Lord.” (Jeremiah 33:10-11)*

“In this place, which you say is a ruin …there will be heard again a sound of joy and gladness..”

We can look at our lives after a storm and see only ruins and devastation but what God spoke of Judah’s cities and Jerusalem’s streets, is also true of us. What is will not always be. Restoration will come. There will be joy again. Be encouraged.


*Holman Christian Standard Bible