Jeremiah 20

Can you imagine saying, “‘I will not mention (God’s) word or speak anymore in his name,’ His word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.”

For Jeremiah, holding the office and ministry of Prophet to the nation was a painful and difficult thing. He received severe negative pressure from those who were the targets of his warnings from God. He even cursed the day he was born and felt his life was lived in shame. Yet, the impact and power of his prophecies resound even until the present time.

Sometimes it’s not a picnic to be obedient to God’s call upon our lives. In eternity, however, there will be rewards and consequences of GREAT VALUE.