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Jeremiah 42:3: Paralysis

Thursday, July 30, 2026

Jeremiah 42:3: Let the Lord God show us what way we should take and what we should do.

Several options lie before us; we cannot decide what to do.

Our opponents attack us: we cannot decide what to say.

We become blinded by our quickly paced life; we are deafened by too many voices that clamor for our attention.

God says: Let me show you which way to go; let me give you the words you are to speak. Even if you are afraid to go where I call or to give voice to my love, you need not fear. I will never abandon you. All you need do is listen. All you need do is be still. And a voice from behind shall sound in your ears telling you when to turn to the right or to the left as my prophet Isaiah has said (30:21).

When we are too confused and too paralyzed to react, let us be still. Let us listen. Let us put our trust in God to speak. Let us believe that God lives in us. Let us act. For in this way the paralysis we see as curse becomes a transforming gift.

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A re-post from July 25, 2012.