Day 1
Day 1 - Called from birth
(12/05/2008) - (16/05/2008)Prepare
The Lord is ‘the spring of living water’ (Jeremiah 2:13). Be still for a while and let his presence come upon you like water to your thirsty soul. Drink in his refreshing presence and feel your soul being restored.
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Jeremiah 1:1-19Explore
There are times when God calls us to do something that we feel is too difficult. It might be when he calls us to exercise some kind of ministry in the church or to sort out a relationship that has got in a mess or to take on some new responsibility in our career or to confront someone with something they do not want to hear. When God tells Jeremiah that his plan is for him to be a prophet to the nations it must have sounded difficult; look at the challenge in verses 17–19.
When God calls us he equips us. Notice several ways that God equips Jeremiah with the confidence to fulfil this difficult task. First, it is not simply Jeremiah’s own project; it is, and always has been, God’s plan for him. Second, he is not on his own: twice God promises that he is with him (vs 8,19). Third, he speaks to him through pictures that validate and explain his calling (vs 11–14).Respond
What are the difficult things God is calling you to do just now? Like Jeremiah, recognise that these are part of God’s plan for you since before you were born and he is with you as you face them now. Then, ask God’s Spirit if there is a picture he will bring to your mind now through which he will speak into your situation.
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