Help Wanted! More Jeremiah People

Help Wanted! More Jeremiah People
Must be able to take rejection and work for peanuts. 

When Jeremiah finished speaking to all the people all these words of the Lord their God, with which the Lord their God had sent him to them, Azariah the son of Hoshaiah and Johanan the son of Kareah and all the insolent men said to Jeremiah, “You are telling a lie.” (Jeremiah 43:1-2 ESV)

“As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not listen to you.” (Jeremiah 44:16 ESV)

Jeremiah had a tough gig. Although he knew he was young and in his eyes unqualified for the task of a prophet, He was nevertheless chosen by God for the job. Not only was he to address the sins of the day but he was also to proclaim and live through the judgment of God on his wayward nation.  

Known as Mr. Doom-and-Gloom, the prophecies of Jeremiah were not welcomed, which brings me to my central theme: Speaking the truth does not mean that people will perceive and receive your words as the truth.

While this simple truth is played out in the lives of several prophets of God, it still comes as a shock to many working in the church today. Somehow, many of those working within the church are bewitched with a false perception that since they hold the truth people will automatically endorse it with open arms. 

The biblical values that are taught in scripture and embraced by Christians maybe the truth and right. Nevertheless, these values are not perceived nor receive by today’s culture as the truth.  This fact should not frighten us nor discourage us. It should awaken us the work we have before us.

Jeremiah’s task was to change a wayward culture that had abandoned their heritage and their faith and embrace false gods and false beliefs. It was a hard, unrewarding, and disappointing ministry that set him at odds with people he loved. His work took more than a few weeks and more than a few months. It took years. It took unwavering dedication. It took self-giving love. It took emboldened faith. It took servants willing to stand against the flow.

The task before the church today will take no less.

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