Read: Jer. 1-3
Jeremiah gives us the account of his calling. He was ordained a prophet from the womb and given the hard job of prophesying to a rebellious people. God told him not to be afraid of their faces because what he would give him to say would not be well received. He was set over the nations and over kingdoms to root out, pull down, destroy, throw down, build and plant.
In today’s reading he is sent to Judah when Josiah was king. He reminded them of how He had brought then into the land and made them a nation and they forsook the Lord and chose to follow after the gods of the land. They lost the fear of the Lord. Sound familiar? One of the things he rebuked them for was not correcting their children. They also killed their own prophets. No wonder God told Jeremiah not to be afraid.
He reminded them of how Israel had turned from serving him and now they were following in their footsteps. He told them to acknowledge their sin, turn from them and he would bring them to Zion. He promised to give them pastors who he would send who would teach them and cause them to understand his ways. They would call God their father and not turn away.
Lord, we pray Jeremiah’s prayer: “We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covers us; for we have sinned against You, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day,and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God.” Please hear our prayers and heal our land.
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