God does not respect racial, ethnic and cultural boundaries that we place on ourselves. He seeks people from all the nations. So, it should not surprise us that he makes promises to revive some of the nations, after they are defeated in battle. Jeremiah’s words remind us that God’s love extends even to these historical enemies of “his” people. The judgment these nations experience is not the final judgment. There is hope that some of the descendants of the Ammonites, Edomites and Elamites will live to see their Savior, Jesus of Nazareth, and own him as their Lord.
LORD, we pray for our enemies, those who seek our lives. May their descendants come to know Jesus – our Savior and theirs.
Jeremiah 49