I am reading through Jeremiah for my morning devotions and decided I would give a quick recap of where I'm at.
In Jeremiah 1, he receives the call from the Lord to go and preach the gospel.
But the LORD said to me:
"Do not say, 'I am a youth,'
Because everywhere I send you, you shall go,
And all that I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of them,
For I am with you to deliver you," declares the LORD.
Many of the prophets that God has called throughout the Old and New Testament felt inadequate and unable to speak. Yet God does not allow for an excuse when He calls. This is particularly relevant as I feel more and more called to go to seminary. Yet, I feel that I have so many things that would seem to be a hindrance to preaching the pure gospel in a humble manner. First and probably the biggest one of this is pride. Pride is pervasive, I envision preaching the gospel and rejoice to see people bask in the peace of God. However, it does not stop there. I visualize an effective ministry. The gospel preached with passion leading souls to Christ. I pray that God will not allow personal pride to be a hindrance.
True prayer is powerful!
I prayed the last several months for renewed confidence in the Gospel, a confidence that displays personal ownership of the grace shown to me in Christ Jesus. A confidence rooted in God alone but leading to joy, hope, and fellowship with other followers of Christ. God is gracious and is granting this to me. How? God has not zapped me, or given me a blood transfusion with confidence rich blood, or given me Aslan breath. No... He has moved within me to desire more to read His word and seek Him in prayer. Joy! and tears! Tears of joy, because I know that the harder I tried the worse I kept failing. Prayer leading to trust to desire to devotion.
