Victory Through the Troubles When God Sends Us to Babylon for Our Good The message contrasts the despair of the Israelites in Babylon with God's sovereign plan to use their captivity for their ultimate good. By examining Psalm 137 and Jeremiah 24, it reveals that the exiles missed God's mercy because they focused on their lost location rather than their relationship with Him. The preacher demonstrates that true joy and victory come from hearing God's voice, seeing His vision, and trusting His verdicts, even amidst suffering. Using the metaphor of coffee roasting, the teaching illustrates how trials refine believers to manifest Christ's life and glory. Ultimately, the message calls listeners to find their chief joy in God Himself rather than in earthly circumstances or places. Hearing His Voice, Seeing His Vision, Trusting His Verdict, and Walking in His Victory Main Truth: Psalm 137; Jeremiah 24; 2 Corinthians 2:12–17; 2 Corinthians 4:7–18 Supporting Truth: Romans 15:4; Romans 8:28–29; Acts 16:25–34; Psalm 81; Psalm 119:67, 71; John 14:1–6; Luke 10:20; Revelation 21:23 The message centers on Psalm 137 and Jeremiah 24, showing that the people of Judah were in Babylon grieving, weeping, and refusing to sing because they missed what God had already said through Jeremiah. In Psalm 137, they sat by the rivers of Babylon, remembered Zion, hung up their harps, and said, "How shall we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land?" Their sorrow was real, but their perspective was off. They were more broken over losing Jerusalem than they were over drifting from the Lord. Jerusalem had become their chief joy instead of God Himself. Jeremiah 24 gives the missing light. God said the