Spend time in prayer and silence with God asking Him to meet with you and speak to you.
Bible Reading
Therefore, thus says the Lord, “If you return, then I will restore you—before Me you will stand; and if you extract the precious from the worthless, you will become My spokesman. They for their part may turn to you, but as for you, you must not turn to them. Then I will make you to this people a fortified wall of bronze; and though they fight against you, they will not prevail over you; for I am with you to save you and deliver you,” declares the Lord. “So I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem you from the grasp of the violent.”
– Jeremiah 15:19-21
Devotion
Jeremiah’s life became more and more difficult as the nation moved closer to the Babylonian invasion; but he did not give up. Indeed, God made this gentle man a “fortified wall of bronze” that the opposing forces could not prevail against. When you fully yield to God and allow Him to work in and through you, you will be truly amazed to learn that He “is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us” (Ephesians 3:20)
The Big Question
Why did God use such a tender-hearted man like Jeremiah to bear such a tough message of judgment? Probably because the heart of this man best reflected the heart of God himself: tender and tough. God incarnated His message in the messenger. Does your heart reflect the heart of God? Are you able to speak the truth in love?
Conclude your time in prayer and silence reflecting on what God has revealed to you today.