Jeremiah 20:7
"O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived:
thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed:
I am in derision daily,
every one mocketh me."
We see here why Jeremiah was called "the weeping prophet." He was man with a heart just like us, and one who was chosen to carry out God's work. Jeremiah was subject to the same emotions that are common to all men. Yet through it all, Jeremiah continued to preach God's message, because he was compelled by God's Call. "Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay," (Jer. 20:9)
Jeremiah is not accusing the Lord of misrepresentation but is giving vent to his sorrow at the situation he is in. God has called him to stand alone against constant opposition, and has gradually led him into the position were He wants him to be; "one that involves great misery for Jeremiah." Jeremiah expresses his anguish in extreme language;however it is not to be taken as merely the expression of sinful or erroneous human thoughts.
My Friends, The sorrow of Jeremiah echoes the sorrow of God Himself as He sees His own people going on in sin and unbelief, ignoring His goodness toward them. That same sorrow still echoes today, it's just louder. Listen, God never deceives His people. But Jeremiah thought that God had deceived him because he had failed to understand the full concept of divine revelation concerning impending judgment. No one has an excuse, not then, not now! God had plainly warned the people of Israel, and now God is warning us of the impending judgment through His Written "Word."
Amen!
Reading: Jer. 20:7-18
Ref: HG SB
Jeremiah is not accusing the Lord of misrepresentation but is giving vent to his sorrow at the situation he is in. God has called him to stand alone against constant opposition, and has gradually led him into the position were He wants him to be; "one that involves great misery for Jeremiah." Jeremiah expresses his anguish in extreme language;however it is not to be taken as merely the expression of sinful or erroneous human thoughts.
My Friends, The sorrow of Jeremiah echoes the sorrow of God Himself as He sees His own people going on in sin and unbelief, ignoring His goodness toward them. That same sorrow still echoes today, it's just louder. Listen, God never deceives His people. But Jeremiah thought that God had deceived him because he had failed to understand the full concept of divine revelation concerning impending judgment. No one has an excuse, not then, not now! God had plainly warned the people of Israel, and now God is warning us of the impending judgment through His Written "Word."
Amen!
Reading: Jer. 20:7-18
Ref: HG SB
May God Bless You
And Your Family
Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
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