Pastor Tim turns to Jeremiah to briefly think about what prophets were frequently called to do: warn us. Jeremiah had reason for fear, but God assured him and sent him to call us to safety.
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Hello friends, welcome to This Week at Little Hills. You heard this week more than likely not one that we like to hear, one that’s important for us. Why does a siren go off and we say, oh no, not a siren? Well, because it means bad things. But we’re thankful for those sirens because they warn us that bad things are coming. They’re there for our safety.
To God’s prophets, they came in bad news. People said, oh no, not another one of those messages. But God sent them for the people’s good and for our continued good. So it was when God commissioned Jeremiah in chapter 1, verse 8, he said, do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you. He intended safety for Jeremiah, but why was he sending him then to people who would oppose him? Well, because he was sending him to deliver them as well. God wasn’t sending to destroy the prophet or the people the prophet was speaking to, but rather to offer them hope.
When we read God’s word and we think, I don’t want to hear this. It’s not what I want to hear. It’s not what I want to do. What we need to hear is just like those sirens and say, well, you know, maybe I should go ahead and get inside now, get to shelter now, because the storm is coming. The storm here is coming. Clearly, I’m going to need to go here in a moment. But are we ready to hear the storms of life as they’re coming? That’s God’s call for us. Hear the warnings of his word. Be willing to tell us to take shelter and then take that shelter. I hope that’s an encouragement to you this week. I’m going to go ahead and get in shelter right now, and I’ll see you again very soon.
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