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Jeremiah continues to stress his devotional credentials. He loved the word of God and devoured it with joy. It was his joy and his heart’s delight, and he bore the name of the Lord God Almighty. He was utterly devoted to God. He did not sit in the seat of mockers (Psalm 1:1), for he was appalled at their behaviour and words. One might have expected some reward for this level of devotion, and the price he paid, but instead his pain was unending. He was suffering much. So God was “like a deceptive brook, like a spring that fails”. Jeremiah is calling God a liar, He is utterly unreliable! We should not seek to soften what Jeremiah is saying, for if we are honest there are times in our lives when we feel like Jeremiah. And God has recorded these words for us. They are for our strengthening and instruction, and we will get God’s response in the next few verses. These thoughts are wrong, but we are allowed to express them!
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