Jeremiah 16:1-2
The word of the Lord came to me: “You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.
Tag: Sacrifice in Service for God
We all think we own our lives. We have been taught, since our youth, we have all the choices in life to make our lives what we want it to be. In fact, we are taught that "we deserve" the life we want. Our US constitution even grants us the right to purse happiness. Think about that: You and I have the right to pursue happiness!!! I wonder what Jeremiah, the "weeping" prophet would have said to those rights? Jeremiah is called the "weeping" prophet, not just because he weeped for the nation, but because his life was such a sacrifice, that he often found himself alone, with nothing but his tears. We think we own our lives, but as believers we belong to God. God wanted Jeremiah to not marry. He had no right to marry because his rights were given to God. As believers we ought not swallow the message that we have the "right" to do this or do that. God is our Lord and our lives are in His hands and for His service. We have made a commitment to follow God and with that commitment is the act of giving our lives to Him (the One who created our lives). Since we are His we don't have rights. We have obligations. We are obligated to serve Him, where He wants, when He wants and how He wants, with the sacrifice He wants.
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