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Jeremiah Called to Be a Priest
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
The Prophet Is Called
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;
Before you were born I sanctified you;
I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”
Then said I:
“Ah, Lord God!
Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.”
But the Lord said to me:
“Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’
For you shall go to all to whom I send you,
And whatever I command you, you shall speak.
Do not be afraid of their faces,
For I am with you to deliver you,” says the Lord.
Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me:
“Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms,
To root out and to pull down,
To destroy and to throw down,
To build and to plant.”
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?”
And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am [d]ready to perform My word.”
Jeremiah 1:1-12 (NKJV)
CG Discussion Questions:
1. Why does God grab our attention? How do you normally react when God calls you to step up into the unknown or unfamiliar territory?
(2 Chronicles 16:9a; Jeremiah 31:32-34)
2. How did God assure Jeremiah when He calls? How has God assured you of His love and care by equipping you with His promises when He calls you to ministry, or be His light and salt in the marketplace, families, or communities?
(Ephesians 1:5; Jeremiah 1:5; Jeremiah 1:18-19)
3. From the two different responses from Jeremiah and Jonah when God calls, what lessons have you learnt to help you flow along with God’s plan? How do you keep the fire burning in your heart and not let the struggles or problems overwhelm you to quit?
(Jeremiah 1:1-12)