“So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.” - Jeremiah 38v13
There was a time earlier in the chapter where Jeremiah wanted to quit the ministry. He couldn’t stop because God’s word burned in his heart like a fire so that he could not keep his mouth shut about the Lord.
From that time on it seems that his confidence and his faithfulness grows. Nothing will stop him. He was threatened by the authorities that if he did not give better prophecies he would be imprisoned – yet he had to be faithful to God’s word and say what God gave him. Eventually he was thrown into a muck filled dungeon, yet still he would not relent. They finally pulled him out, but he still remained in the court prison.
I wonder how far we would go in staying faithful to God? What would it take for us to compromise our message? Could we stay true and faithful even if thrown in to a muck filled dungeon? Does God’s word truly burn like a fire in our hearts?
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