45:1-5
Well this is a very short chapter! Baruch has been a servant of Jeremiah, and a scribe for him. He is also getting rather weary, and understandably so. Moreover, he holds the Lord at least partly responsible for this. Most or all of us have had similar feelings. The Lord speaks to him in quite firm times. We don’t always need a “comforting” word in the sense that we usually think of it. The Lord has destroyed much, so Baruch is in no position to be seeking great things for himself. Baruch has not explicitly said he wants great things, but God sees into the heart of man and knows that this is the underlying cause. When we are struggling it may seem that we are justified in feeling this way, but sometimes there is a fundamental error in our thinking that is at the root of the problem. Judgement is part of God’s purpose and Baruch needs to live with it. However, God promises to keep Baruch safe.
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