Jeremiah 20:9 (here @ Bible Gateway) is a passage that both challenges and encourages me. It also seems to provide a metric of sorts for us.
The context is telling. Jeremiah has been sharing the Word that the Lord has given him. The result, in the immediate context, he is beaten and put in the stocks. Throughout the book when Jeremiah shares the Word of God he is rejected, beaten, imprisoned, or worse.
Regardless of the result, Jeremiah cannot contain himself, he has to share the Word the Lord has given him.
That is a challenge. Do I have such a love, reference, and heart for God that I am unable to refrain from sharing what I have learned from Him? A better question may be, am I learning anything?
In no way would I suggest that I have the attitude that Jeremiah had. There are times though that as a result of my time in the Word there are things that I want to share; actually, must share.
I wonder if that is the measure of abiding? We spend time with the Lord in His Word to the point where we can’t wait to share with someone what we saw in our time with Him in His Word. If that is the case, think of how the command to build one another up might be impacted.
The context is telling. Jeremiah has been sharing the Word that the Lord has given him. The result, in the immediate context, he is beaten and put in the stocks. Throughout the book when Jeremiah shares the Word of God he is rejected, beaten, imprisoned, or worse.
Regardless of the result, Jeremiah cannot contain himself, he has to share the Word the Lord has given him.
That is a challenge. Do I have such a love, reference, and heart for God that I am unable to refrain from sharing what I have learned from Him? A better question may be, am I learning anything?
In no way would I suggest that I have the attitude that Jeremiah had. There are times though that as a result of my time in the Word there are things that I want to share; actually, must share.
I wonder if that is the measure of abiding? We spend time with the Lord in His Word to the point where we can’t wait to share with someone what we saw in our time with Him in His Word. If that is the case, think of how the command to build one another up might be impacted.
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