The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem, Thus says the Lord. . . – Jeremiah 2:1-2 (ESV)
Recap of Week #1: God’s calling of Jeremiah was met with some resistance on Jeremiah’s part. However, God used object lessons to grab Jeremiah’s attention and to show him the coming fate of Israel.
Reflection on Week#1: Jeremiah was young and not chief among the priests or prophets of his times. His message was a direct order from God, but it was definitely not going to be received well by his fellow brothers in the ministry or his countrymen.
What we find to be the call to action by God in our lives is usually something that calls us to take a step outside of our comfort zone. With such a task at hand, Jeremiah should have been comforted by God’s assurance that He would supply and support Jeremiah all along the way, no matter who or what he faced while on assignment. Jeremiah reveals the human infallibility buried deep within us all to still want more than what God offers, clinging to what we know rather than what we could possibly experience and have with God’s blessing.
If God calls you to it, God will see you through it.
Go and Proclaim
Once you have accepted God’s calling on your life, marching orders are bound to follow. Just from the opening lines of chapter 2, you can see that God wants Jeremiah to get to work immediately.
There is no extensive training program. No mentor prophet lends his wisdom and sage advice to Jeremiah. It’s just God’s calling and an immediate assignment of “Go and proclaim…”
Thus Says the Lord
You can only imagine the gravity of Jeremiah’s message. He was called as God’s messenger to deliver an unpopular message to God’s people. Also, he was to go and proclaim what the Lord had to say to Israel.
As you read this week, check out God’s intense message to Israel. Hear the words of the Lord delivered to Israel through Jeremiah in this initial message. Get a feel for what weighed heavily in the heart of the Lord when it came to His beloved Israel.
Make sure you review the Week #2 Bible Study Guide.
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