Friday – Prophets

Reading – Jeremiah 4-6

Highlight Verse:

“My heart, my heart—I writhe in pain! My heart pounds within me! I cannot be still. For I have heard the blast of enemy trumpets and the roar of their battle cries.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭4‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The student newspaper of the college I went to was called the Jeremiad. Like Jeremiah, they reported a lot of bad news. Unlike Jeremiah, they enjoyed it.

Jeremiah gave the people of Israel some of the worst news in their history.

It tore him up inside.

He hated being the bearer of bad news but it was the job he’d been given. He was faithful with it.

Sometimes God asks us to do things that aren’t pleasant. It’s okay not to like it.

The question is, will we do it?

Do you have stories of when you have had to do something unpleasant for God?
How have you handled those kind of situations?