Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.” Jeremiah 1:9 – Starting this new book together we see the powerful call of the Lord on young Jeremiah’s life. As this time he was likely in his late teens to early twenties, living the land of Judah that had woefully turned away from the Lord. God chose Jeremiah as his mouthpiece by putting His own words in the mouth of Jeremiah to speak to this wayward nation. As we see though in the chapter, Jeremiah thought himself too young and too inexperienced for such a calling. In scripture we see the Lord select individuals for His work that we may not have chosen. God chose David, a teenage shepherd that even his family didn’t see as amounting to anything, to be His king of Israel. God chose Paul, enemy number one of the Chrisitan church, to be His chosen instrument to declare His Gospel. God chose unlearned fisherman and even a tax collector to be His close disciples and to be the Apostles of His church. While unlikely and choices we may not have made, it’s clear God knew what He was doing in calling these individuals. While you may then look at your calling as God making a mistake due to all the “disqualifiers” in your life, know He has made no mistake. God was fully aware of all the things you believe should disqualify you from being a part of His work, yet knowing all that, He still chose you. Knowing all that Jesus still chose to die on the cross and rise again so that you could step into the Father’s work of declaring His good news. If you have chosen to follow Jesus, then God had put His words within your mouth and His Spirit within your life. Go and fulfill the purpose He has for you knowing you were chosen for this. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3230
Question To Ponder: What may be a reason someone would give to disqualify themselves from being used by God?
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