“Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people, saying, ‘The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the words you have heard. Now therefore mend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the Lord your God, and the Lord will relent of the disaster that he has pronounced against you. But as for me, behold, I am in your hands. Do with me as seems good and right to you. Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the Lord sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.’” (Jeremiah 26:12-15)
What a timely reminder of what it means to fear God rather than man. The Lord told Jeremiah to prophesy against Jerusalem and to call on them to repent. When he did, some of the men arose and claimed Jeremiah should be put to death because of what he said. Insert the selected passage here.
- Jeremiah explained that he had been sent from the Lord.
- He restated the Lord’s words of condemnation.
- He offered the people the option of repentance to stop the Lord’s wrath.
- He acknowledged that he was in their hands and they could do with him as they chose.
- Finally, he warned them of the consequences that would befall them should they kill him.
Jeremiah stood on business. He demonstrated what it means to fear God more than man. I want to have this kind of commitment to God. I want to have confidence that if I were in Jeremiah’s shoes, I would have behaved the same way he did.
Father, please help me to grow in my love for you so that I will always stand firm in your name, even if it means danger to me. Amen.
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