Jeremiah was fearless in his
preaching of God’s Word. He spoke the truth. He spoke the Word which had
been given to him by the Lord. When God speaks the Word of His
holiness, the Word which exposes sin for what it really is, there is no
place to hide. When we read Jeremiah’s words about Israel’s enemies, we
must recognize that the Word of God concerning sin must be spoken
clearly. It is only when there is conviction of sin that there can be
conversion to the Saviour.
We read about Elijah in his high-points of strength - the triumph over the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:36-39) - and his low-points of weakness - he is ready to give up: “I’ve had enough now, Lord” (1 Kings 19:4). How did Elijah get into such a mess? He forgot this: “The Lord’s power was on Elijah” (1 Kings 18:46). In all life’s ups and downs, we must hold on to this: The Lord has sent His Spirit of power to live in us (2 Timothy 1:7). How are we to live in the power of the Spirit? We need to feed on the Word of God and drink in the Word of God (1 Kings 17:4). We need to pray that the Lord will send His showers of blessing (1 Kings 17:14). We are to live our life “according to the Word of the Lord” (1 Kings 17:16). For our life of faith to be strong in the Lord, we need to listen attentively to the preaching of God’s Word (1 Kings 17:24).
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