Blogging my way to the Sunday Sermon

I will be preaching on the following text Sunday morning, August 22nd, 2010.

Jeremiah 1: 4-10 The Message

This is what God said:

⁵“Before I shaped you in the womb,
I knew all about you.
Before you saw the light of day,
I had holy plans for you:
A prophet to the nations—
that’s what I had in mind for you.”

⁶But I said, “Hold it, Master God! Look at me.
I don’t know anything. I’m only a boy!”

^7-8God told me, “Don’t say, ‘I’m only a boy.’
I’ll tell you where to go and you’ll go there.
I’ll tell you what to say and you’ll say it.
Don’t be afraid of a soul.
I’ll be right there, looking after you.”
God’s Decree.

^9-10God reached out, touched my mouth, and said,
“Look! I’ve just put my words in your mouth—hand-delivered!
See what I’ve done? I’ve given you a job to do
among nations and governments—a red-letter day!
Your job is to pull up and tear down,
take apart and demolish,
And then start over,
building and planting.”