“Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.” - Jeremiah 1v17
Jeremiah was still not convinced that he was the best man for the job. Even after God gave him all kinds of encouragement he could not see it. The Lord than simply gives him four simple instructions:
Gird up – prepare yourself, get ready, gird your loins with truth
Rise up – get up and get going
Speak up – say what God wants you to say
Buck up – take courage, don’t be afraid
I think we all work better when the steps laid out for us. As we serve God today we can take the same instructions to heart. Lets make sure we prepare ourselves by girding up our loins with truth. Lets not be content there though, but let us rise up and get going. Even then we can’t just “go out” we need to speak up and proclaim God’s word. It’s a scary process, so we need to take courage from God that He is with us and not be confused or confounded at their opposition.
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