Jeremiah 16:19-21 - LORD, you are my strength and fortress, my
refuge in the day of trouble! Nations from around the world will come to you
and say, "Our ancestors were foolish, for they worshiped worthless idols. Can people make their own god? The gods they
make are not real gods at all!" "So now I will show them my power and
might," says the LORD. "At last they will know that I am the
LORD."
Jeremiah must have decided to stop his pity party and trust
God again…for he received many messages for the people after his bout with disappointment.
He once again spoke the words of God to the people…and let God use him the way
he had been called.
After one of the hard messages he had to deliver …he stopped
to speak this truth to God. He realized
that he had no power in himself….and that God was all he needed to keep going
in a world that seemed to search everywhere but the right place for their
needs. He stopped to let God know that he finally realized just who was in
charge…and that sometimes we just have to trust till God is ready to reveal the
next thing he needs us to know.
He finally realized the words Paul spoke later in 2
Corinthians 12:10…that when we are our weakest…God can be his strongest. He felt the full comfort that David wrote
about in Psalm 46:1. He understood the
protective nature of God that Paul, Silvanus and Timothy wrote in 2 Thessalonians
3:3. It says….. “ But
the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.”
I admit….that even though I know tis truth deep down…it doesn’t always
manifest itself in my life every day. Oh how I need a huge dose of strength…and
refuge…and fortress in my heart to keep me realizing that I don’t have to do
anything alone anymore. God can be my security blanket…if I just give up
control of everything to him…and let him do what he does best.
Father…thank you for the reminder today that I just need to call on you
to be showered with all that I need to be my happiest. Forgive me for the times that I let life hide
my heart from the realization that you are there…and let it drag me into a
world where I think I am alone. Help me to feel the protection that you offer
by praying more often that you cover me from satan’s attacks. Show me how to
wake each morning and wrap your security blanket completely around me…and walk
in your strength throughout the day. Amen.
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