When Jeremiah was dejectedly lowered into a cistern for punishment, he sank into deep mud and probably said, “I surely don’t deserve this.” He had been faithful to  obey the Lord, writing down the unpopular prophecy and boldly declaring its message to the ungodly leaders of his day.

God raised up a man named Ebedmelech, an Ethiopian eunuch in the king’s household, to speak up for Jeremiah and lift him out of his torture.

God will send someone to you when you’ve cried out and been obedient. God reaches out to us in our pain because we always have a Saviour Who is touched with the feeling of our infirmity.

READ: Jer. 36-38