Jeremiah 23:9&29
“My head is reeling, my limbs are limp, I’m staggering like a drunk, seeing double from too much wine— And all because of GOD, because of his holy words.
Nothing else is like GOD’s Decree. ‘Isn’t my Message like fire?’ GOD’s Decree. ‘Isn’t it like a sledgehammer busting a rock?’”
“My heart is broken because of the false prophets, and my bones tremble. I stagger like a drunkard, like someone overcome by wine, because of the holy words the Lord has spoken against them.
‘Does not my word burn like fire?’ says the Lord. ‘Is it not like a mighty hammer that smashes a rock to pieces?’”
Jeremiah suffered in receiving and preaching God’s words. They were quick, powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword… (Hebrews 4:12) Jeremiah sets a good example. Speaking truth is always costly in this world of sin. May we do likewise.
Lord, make me faithful to speak truth and to do it with a lot of love.