Jeremiah 39:11

 Jeremiah 39:11 says, Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying,  Verse twelve adds, Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee.  Nebuchadrezzar charged the king of the guard with looking after Ieremiah, and told him to treat him well and do whatever Jeremiah asked him to do,  Jeremiah was being shown more respect by the king of Babylon than he had been by the king of Judah.  Hopefully we today as Christians do not show less respect to those who proclaim God's word than the lost of the world do simply because we don't like what they have to say,  Verse thirteen states, So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon’s princes;  Verse fourteen adds, Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.  Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, took several princes with him and took Jeremiah out of the courtyard where he had been held prisoner.  There is coming a day when all of God's people will be set free from whatever is imprisoning them in this world.  We, like Jeremiah, must simply remain true to God until this happens,  no matter what.  Verse fifteen declares, Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,  Verse sixteen adds, Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.  God sent Jeremiah with a message for Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, telling him that the city of Jerusalem would be destroyed, which is what Jeremiah had been prophesying all along.  God's message was not changing, nor will it today.  Verse seventeen states, But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.  God's message to Ebedmelech was that God was going to deliver him from those that he feared.  Matthew Henry says that Ebedmelech was another true prophet of God, though he may not have been from the nation of Judah.  We should never feel that we are the only Christians in the world today because of our nationality,  nor should we expect better treatment.  Verse eighteen adds, I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.  God said that Ebedmelech was being rewarded for his trust in God,  just as we will be as followers of Christ.