“But if I say, ‘I will not mention His 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.” [1]
In Jeremiah’s day, it was culturally abnormal among his peers to speak about obeying God. It was even more shocking if someone dared to say if we do not heed God’s Word, we will perish. Nevertheless, God’s Word was a fire in Jeremiah’s heart and bones. He could not hold it in. How could be silent while his fellow countrymen sailed full steam ahead towards their death?
God’s love compelled him to care and to speak. He overcame undesirable outcomes by caring more about the salvation of others than he did about his own comforts or popularity. The Spirit of God helped him to be strong in this way.
What about our cultural? Is it acceptable to speak about obeying God’s Word in the communities where we live? If not, should we remain silent? What will happen to the people who do not know Christ if we remain silent?
The Lord Jesus Christ, God’s Son, died on the cross to pay for their sins, but each person must appropriate what He did by believing in Him. If we want to save the lost souls in our community, we must point them to Jesus. There is salvation in no other Name. [2]
[1] Jeremiah 20:9
[2] Acts 4:12
21st Century Jeremiah is a publishing site that is managed and operated by Mark Czanderna for the expressed purpose to provide for you free Bible-based and Christ-exalting resources. My goal is to align myself with the prophetic words of God as carefully and accurately as Jeremiah the prophet did in his day, but include the additional revelations that the Lord Jesus Christ provided for us in the Gospels, the Book of Acts, the Epistles of the Apostles and the Book of Revelation.
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