Day 36 (11 September 2018, Tuesday)
Jeremiah 20:8 – 9 “For whenever I speak, I cry out, I shout, “Violence and destruction!” For the word of the LORD has become for me a reproach and derision all day long. If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name, “there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot.”
Hope is often times a fragile and elusive commodity. Just when one thinks relief has come, it can so easily be snuffed out by despair or oppression. The prophet Jeremiah was a person in such a situation, caught between a rock (God) and a hard place (his hard-headed people). It seemed an impossible position with little hope for anything positive to come out of this task to proclaim righteousness and justice in a wicked environment.
Still, he stayed the course because he felt overwhelming compelled by God’s calling for him to speak His Word to his people. Jeremiah was sent for this task and there was no turning back.
Today in our country, there is ostensibly dwindling hope for righteous governance and a more just society; for a healthier climate and a sustainable environment. Dare we hope in the coming Kingdom of God?
Pray for the Head & Government of Sarawak
Voice of Righteousness
Proverbs 31:8 – 9 Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.The Reign of God over those in Authority
Psalm 103:19 The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
Bible Reading: Galatians 1 – 6 Daniel 9 – 12
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