We’re continuing our “Patriarchs, Prophets and Priests” series this week, looking at the lives of Old Testament heroes of the faith to learn the lessons we can learn from them. Last week, we talked about Jeremiah’s unqualified calling and explored the fact that he was very young when God called him. As expected, he was scared to death, but God assured Jeremiah that He would with him.
This week, we are looking at Jeremiah’s unrelenting faithfulness. Once Jeremiah accepted the call of God, he had to be faithful to carry it out. He challenged priests and kings to their faces, telling them things that they did not want to hear, and there is not a single recorded instance that shows him failing to do everything God told him to do. The same is true for us. As we step out and step up to answer God’s calling on our lives, we must be faithful to do it — even when it gets tough.
