And I answered and said, “So be it, Lord.”
Then the Lord said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: ‘Hear the words of this covenant and do them. vv.5-6
Read chapter 11
"Amen Jehovah." That was Jeremiah's response agreeing with the Lord's judgment and justice due for those not obeying God's commandment. The second he says amen to that the Lord tell him to preach it; to preach the Lord's judgment. Talk about putting into action one's words. Not an easy task as people usually despise the messenger of the message. How often people will agree with something with their words but then don't do anything about it. One will go to church on Sunday, saying "Amen!" "So be it, Lord!" but then leave church and do nothing about it. Well the Lord's not letting Jeremiah off the hook that easy by just agreeing, but continuing to send him to the people of Judah to proclaim a hard message for them to hear.
What are some hard messages that you agree with need to be told to family or friends that you struggle to speak up about?
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