Encouragement: I chose you....

Today I bring you words and thoughts of encouragement from Jeremiah 1:4-10
The Lord said to me,
“Before I formed you in your mother’s womb I chose you.
Before you were born I set you apart.
I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”
I answered, “Oh, Lord God,
I really do not know how to speak well enough for that,
for I am too young.”
The Lord said to me,
“Do not say, ‘I am too young.’
But go to whomever I send you and say whatever I tell you.
Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you,
for I will be with you to protect you,” says the Lord.
Then the Lord reached out his hand
and touched my mouth and said to me,
“I will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for me.
Know for certain that I hereby give you the authority
to announce to nations and kingdoms
that they will be uprooted and torn down,
destroyed and demolished, rebuilt and firmly planted.”

Biblical Studies Press. (2006; 2006). The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Je 1:4-10). Biblical Studies Press.

It really encourages me when I look into the bible and find all these dudes that try to find excuses that they are not good enough to be God's person for the moment.

I have struggled being a "Blog writer for Jesus". Doing this blog has pushed me to points where I am thinking "Who am I to be writing encouragement notes? I am not ........ {insert excuse of the moment here}. I am the one who needs encouragement!!!" However, if God wants something seems He gets His way with or without your cooperation.

So how does God treat those He has called for action. 


First He reassures His agent. 


Then He basically says and I paraphrase here "Hey you, I choose you and I gave you the tools to what I have called you to do.  Now get to it!"

"Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you, "

“I will most assuredly give you the words you are to speak for Me.
Know for certain that I hereby give you the authority"

So given all this do I think I am called? 


I think God calls us all. We must each search ourselves to look for the signs of God's hand in our lives. 


It is important to remember and to know that when we have even the slightest interest in the things of God be assured you are called.

So with all this do I think I can do what God calls me to do?


No! but with His help and guidance and the touch of His grace, I will submit to Him and try to allow Him to order my steps one day at a time, one step at a time. The ultimate goal is to bring glory to God in all we say and do.


Praise Him, walk in the freedom of grace only He can provide. Let Him order your steps. Take it all one day at a time and in each day strive to make a difference in this old world.

Amen
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