SUNDAY, 14 APRIL 2024
TEXT:
Jeremiah 1:1-19
1:
The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the
territory of Benjamin.
2:
The word of the Lord came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah
son of Amon king of Judah,
3:
and through the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the
fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when
the people of Jerusalem went into exile.
4:
The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
5:
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you
apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
6:
“Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak; I am too young.”
7:
But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone
I send you to and say whatever I command you.
8:
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the
Lord.
9:
Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have
put my words in your mouth.
10:
See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to
destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”
11:
The word of the Lord came to me: “What do you see, Jeremiah?” “I see the branch
of an almond tree,” I replied.
12:
The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my
word is fulfilled.”
13:
The word of the Lord came to me again: “What do you see?” “I see a pot that is
boiling,” I answered. “It is tilting toward us from the north.”
14:
The Lord said to me, “From the north disaster will be poured out on all who
live in the land.
15:
I am about to summon all the peoples of the northern kingdoms,” declares the
Lord. “Their kings will come and set up their thrones in the entrance of the
gates of Jerusalem; they will come against all her surrounding walls and
against all the towns of Judah.
16:
I will pronounce my judgments on my people because of their wickedness in
forsaking me, in burning incense to other gods and in worshiping what their
hands have made.
17:
“Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be
terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them.
18:
Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to
stand against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its
priests and the people of the land.
19:
They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and
will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
(New International Version Holy
Bible)
TOPIC:
PROPHET JEREMIAH’S CALL AND COMMISSION
There
are many self - styled prophets who cannot say with certainty that God called
them into His service. In today's passage, we read about how a true prophet
received his calling.
God's
calling may be scary to many as it was with Jeremiah. But God knows every
genuine prophet He calls into His service.
No
one can deceive Him as gluttonous nations are being deceived today with false
claims by false prophets that they were called by God.
No
matter how difficult the divine message may be, His servants must speak it to
the recipients. But that is not so in our country where many pseudo prophets
are coming out daily to make prophecies that rulers or leaders want to hear for
their personal gains and not what God is saying.
Jeremiah's
call and commission is an example that should guide the society towards knowing
the men God has truly called to His service.
QUESTION:
What can you do to help your society know the true men called by God?
PRAYER:
Lord Jesus, may I be worthy of Your calling to serve You without fear of those
You sent me to deliver Your message to, in Jesus name. Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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