Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Then I said, “Ah, Lord God ! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, “I am only a youth”; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord .” Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth. See, I have set you this day over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.” (Jeremiah 1:4-10 ESV)
These words to Jeremiah seem comforting to us. I’ve heard them used over and over again to talk about how God has known us before we were born. But when you actually read what he’s telling him does it comfort you to know that God is sending you some place that you don’t want to go to do something you may not want to do?
I do find comfort in these words. Because it is comforting to know that God has known me before that I was born. Is also comforting to know that God is going to be with me and give me the words to speak when I may not know what to say. And while it may not be comforting I also know that got sent this to places that we don’t always want to go to do things we don’t always want to do but in all of those moments God is always with us. And that my friends comforting.
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