Daily Devotions
Jeremiah
"I am in derision daily"
Text: Jeremiah 20:7
PRAYER OF JEREMIAH I
Jeremiah struggled emotionally on more than one occasion. His ministry was very hard and though he was made strong, he was severely affected by his foes! He turned to God in candid prayer!
“O LORD, You induced me, and I was persuaded;
You are stronger than I, and have prevailed.
I am in derision daily;
Everyone mocks me.
For when I spoke, I cried out;
I shouted, ‘Violence and plunder!’
Because the word of the LORD was made to me
A reproach and a derision daily.
Then I said, ‘I will not make mention of Him,
Nor speak anymore in His name.’
But His word was in my heart like a burning fire
Shut up in my bones;
I was weary of holding it back,
And I could not.”
Jeremiah 20:7-9