Jeremiah 15: God’s Words
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Our lives seem full of words and in particular this recent election cycle seems to have the very air full of them. Words for, words against, words that describe, words that deceive, words that inflame, words that bring peace, empty words, words that fill . . . but so many words. At this point in his prophecy Jeremiah has spouted many life-saving words and yet the prophet is being ignored. He will eventually disappear from the world stage but his words will remain . . . for they are God’s words. The words Jeremiah utters and writes down will prove him to be on target and in tune with God. We might wish to be so in accord with our creator. In the midst of so many words we stumble across this verse as we reflect on how we might make God’s words our very own.
Jeremiah 15:16: When your words came to me, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God Almighty.
Jeremiah repeated the words the Lord gave him to say; we pray that we might be so ardent.
Jeremiah spoke faithfully in the name of God Almighty; we pray that we might be so persistent.
Jeremiah lived out the creator’s words; we pray that we might be so authentic.
Jeremiah sticks to the message the Lord gave him to deliver; he does not go off message nor does he incorporate his own agenda into the words he is given to speak. Jeremiah complains to God that he is cursed by many; he says that he ought never to have been born. He lives in pain as a consequence of his fidelity to God . . . yet Jeremiah does not give in.
Jeremiah delivers God’s words and in doing so he also delivers hope. Jeremiah speaks difficult words and in doing so he makes them his heart’s delight. Jeremiah makes God words his own . . . and in doing so he makes the invisible God visible.
Let us strive also to do so today.
A re-post from September 4, 2012.
Image from: http://benjaminunseth.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/martin-luther-gods-word/
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