In Jeremiah 24:1, God shows His prophet Jeremiah 2 baskets of figs kept before His temple with two different types of fruits. One basket full of good ripe fruits. Another basket full of bad fruits which can’t be eaten.

Though the all fig trees grows in the same type of soil under same climate conditions, they give different types of fig fruits. Similarly, though God has called the whole tribe of Judah (church) to be part of His kingdom, only few accept and bear good fruits.

God sent His word around 23 years through His prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah25:3). But never heed the word of God from their childhood (Jeremiah 22:21). So God decides to destroy them in their own land through famine, wars, and deadly diseases(Jeremiah 24:8-10). But there was the remnant, in whom God delights as they just wholeheartedly obeyed God in all their hardships.

While John the Baptist saw Jesus and said the winnowing fan is in His hand. and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. (Mathew 3:12; 13:47;25:31-46).

His remnant and chosen people God promises his blessing (Jeremiah 24:5-7):-
1. I will set My eyes on them for Good. ( Jeremiah 31:12; 32:39-42).
2. I will build them (Jeremiah 31:4; 31:28; 29:10)
3. I will plant them [Jeremiah 32:41; like aloes planted by the Lord(Numbers 24:6), in the mountain of His inheritance (Exodus 15:17), they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more ( 1 Chronicles 17:9), That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified. (Isaiah 61:3)].
4. I will give them heart to know God. [ not in the wisdom of man but in the power of God. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God]
5. They shall be My people, and I will be their God.

Today Let’s check ourselves which basket do we belong to.
Do we belong to the basket of good fruits?

May God help us recognise our ways and return to God totally surrendering our life into HIS MIGHTY HANDS who is eagerly waiting to welcome us into HIS KINGDOM OF Godliness and goodness.