Devotion:
Read Jeremiah 1:4-8.
This is an incredible introduction to the prophet Jeremiah, and especially God’s promise to him. Jeremiah’s life is changing as God is appointing him as a prophet, in this time and place for God’s purposes. We know from all of the scriptures that many of the things that God is saying to Jeremiah here are true for everyone who’s a child of God and who trusts in Christ. God knew us before we were born, God has known us from the beginning to eternity. Psalm 139 states that clearly. Like Jeremiah, you may feel insufficient and inadequate, but God promises that He is with you to help, deliver, strengthen, and comfort you.
You read in this passage of Jeremiah’s inadequacy and insecurities, saying, “I don’t even know how to speak, I’m so young.” God says Jeremiah’s sufficiency is not based on himself but with what God provides. So then he tells him in verse eight, “Don’t be afraid, because I am with you.” We see that promise to God’s people over and over again all throughout scripture. “I am with you to strengthen you, I am with you to uphold you, I am with you to comfort you.” These are the promises we see from God toward his people throughout His word. We are loved by God. Amidst our various inadequacies and insecurities, God is with us.
Personal Worship Option:
Let’s pray and praise God for His love for us. Let’s thank him for His promises to us, including His promise to always be with us.
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