Jeremiah did not think that he was up to the task. There is nothing unusual about feeling that God has given you as task to do that is beyond your capabilities. However, it is equally usual for God to totally ignore our concerns. Jeremiah thought he as too young, and did not know how to speak.
God's answer is simply to reject these concerns. He would go to whoever God sent him too, and he would speak whatever God gave to him.
This is the starting point, then comes the encouragement.God would be with him to deliver him. We need to appreciate that there will be things that happen to us that we need delivering from. The promise is not that we will not face any danger but that the Lord will deliver us.
The Lord then touched Jeremiah's mouth and declared that He had put His words in his mouth.
God had set Jeremiah over nations and kingdoms. Now think about this. Here is a young lad of no consequence, yet he has this authority. Consider also the way that the authority worked. It was not in an easy way. We live in a time that is in some ways similar to that of Jeremiah. For many years our society has been deserting God, and this has been accelerating in recent times. We need to realise the position we have in Christ, and we need to understand the way in which it works.
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