Homilist Jeremiah 1:4-10 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,… I. HE IS CALLED TO A GREAT WORK. He is a Divine messenger. 1. To go forth on an errand from God. 2. To go only where God sends him. 3. To speak only what God communicates. Not to speak his own speculations, on the theology of others, but the Word of God. II. HE IS CONSCIOUS OF SELF-INSUFFICIENCY. 1. The characteristic of all true servants. Moses, Isaiah, Paul. 2. A qualification of all true servants. "When I am weak, then am I strong." III. HE IS STRENGTHENED BY THE DIVINE (ver. 8). A man who has God within need never be afraid. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, |
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