"Then said I: "Ah, Lord God! Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth."
But the Lord said to me: "Do not say, 'I am a youth,' For you shall go to all to whom I send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak."
Jeremiah 1:6-7 (NKJV)
There are many things that we talk about, and often we talk about what we see. We might see something beautiful, something interesting, or something unusual, and when we do, we usually talk about it. We also talk about what we think and feel, but talking about what we have seen and are currently seeing is very common. It would be strange for someone to see something noteworthy and never talk about it, and that rarely happens, because most of the time we like to talk about, and tell others about, what we see.
One of the most important elements of the Christian life is faith. Faith is not based on what we see, faith is based on God's Word. Faith can be seen through someone's actions, and faith is something that can be expressed with our words. Most often, we exercise our faith through our words, and this is why it is important to know what God's Word says, so that we can build our faith and speak our faith. Our faith is released through our words, and we need to say what we see in God's Word to exercise our faith, and not wait until we see some natural evidence of something before we say something.
When God told Jeremiah that He had called him to be a prophet, Jeremiah's reaction was that he could not do it, because he was so young. Jeremiah based his faith, and his words, on what he saw in himself naturally. But God told Jeremiah not to talk about what his natural situation was, but to say what God told him to say. We have the same choice as Jeremiah, we can say what we see, naturally, or we can say what God says. When we say what we see naturally, we are not always speaking in line with God's Word. We need to see what God's Word says, and then say that.
But the Lord said to me: "Do not say, 'I am a youth,' For you shall go to all to whom I send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak."
Jeremiah 1:6-7 (NKJV)
There are many things that we talk about, and often we talk about what we see. We might see something beautiful, something interesting, or something unusual, and when we do, we usually talk about it. We also talk about what we think and feel, but talking about what we have seen and are currently seeing is very common. It would be strange for someone to see something noteworthy and never talk about it, and that rarely happens, because most of the time we like to talk about, and tell others about, what we see.
One of the most important elements of the Christian life is faith. Faith is not based on what we see, faith is based on God's Word. Faith can be seen through someone's actions, and faith is something that can be expressed with our words. Most often, we exercise our faith through our words, and this is why it is important to know what God's Word says, so that we can build our faith and speak our faith. Our faith is released through our words, and we need to say what we see in God's Word to exercise our faith, and not wait until we see some natural evidence of something before we say something.
When God told Jeremiah that He had called him to be a prophet, Jeremiah's reaction was that he could not do it, because he was so young. Jeremiah based his faith, and his words, on what he saw in himself naturally. But God told Jeremiah not to talk about what his natural situation was, but to say what God told him to say. We have the same choice as Jeremiah, we can say what we see, naturally, or we can say what God says. When we say what we see naturally, we are not always speaking in line with God's Word. We need to see what God's Word says, and then say that.
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