Jeremiah 32:27

Jeremiah 32 is one big story, with a lot of dialogue from God. It is another object lesson for Jeremiah. He is told to buy the deeds for a field in Benjamin. He buys the field and then seals the deed in an earthen vessel so it will keep for a long time. He then asks God why he was to do such a thing, considering that soon the Babylonians (who were besieging Jerusalem) would take them all captive and the land would be desolate. He thought he would never even be able to see his land, and having bought it was useless since the Babylonians were taking over. He questioned why God would want him to do such a thing. But see what God says:

‘Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?’ (Jeremiah 32:27)

God tells him that He would let the Babylonians take Judah, and yet that the captives would be set free to return in the future.

Sometimes we think God is telling us to do something, but then some situation gets in the way or seems to prohibit it. We can tend to think that what God originally told us was either wrong or that we heard wrong. However, sometimes God wants to show us His power by placing that hardship in the way and showing us that He can overcome it. To show us that He plans further ahead than just the next step. We need to do whatever God asks of us, even if it seems plain stupid given the immediate circumstance, for in the end, God has it all planned out!