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Heyo! Welcome back to Scattering Flowers with Elise and Miles, a podcast where you read the daily Gospels and the Saint of the Day.
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Today is Tuesday, October 27th, and we are still taking time to read through the Bible together.
Here we go.
Jeremiah 1.
The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, a member of the priestly family in Anathoth, in the territory of Benjamin.
The word of the Lord came to him during the thirteenth year of the reign of King Josiah, son of Amon, king of Judea.
Then it continued through the region of Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, king of Judea, until the eleventh year of Zedekiah, son of Josiah, king of Judea, when, in the fifth month, the inhabitants of Jerusalem were carried off to exile.
The word of the Lord came to me, saying, Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you.
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.
Then I replied, Ah, Lord God, you must be aware that I am not skilled in the art of speaking.
I am only a young boy.
But the Lord said, Do not say, ‘I am only a young boy.’ You will go to whomever I send you, and you will speak whatever I command you.
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, says the Lord.
Then the Lord stretched forth his hand and touched my mouth, and he said to me, ‘Behold, I have placed my words into your mouth.
This day I have established you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and pull down, to destroy and demolish, to build up and to plant.’ The word of the Lord came to me, inquiring, What do you see, Jeremiah?
I replied, I see a branch of an olive tree.
Then the Lord said to me, You have answered well, for I am watching to ensure that my word is fulfilled.
The word of the Lord came to me a second time, asking, What do you see?
I replied, I see a boiling cauldron that is tilting away from the north.
Then the Lord said, From the north disaster will boil over upon the inhabitants of the land, for now I am summoning all the tribes of the kingdom of the north, says the Lord.
Their kings will advance, and each will establish his throne in front of the gates of Jerusalem, against the surrounding walls, against the cities of Judah, and against—I will issue my judgments against them for all their wickedness in abandoning me, in offering sacrifices to other gods and worshiping what their hands have fashioned.
As for you, you will be prepared for action.
Stand up to anything and tell them everything that I command you.
Do not have any fear of them, or I will make you cringe in terror before them.
For this very day I have made you into a fortified city, a pillar of iron, a wall of bronze to overcome the entire country, the kings and the princes of Judea and its priests and its people.
They will fight you, but will not be victorious, for I will be on your side to deliver you, says the Lord.
Isn’t it cool when Jeremiah did anything that God told him to do?
We should follow his example and do anything that God tells us to do, no matter what it is.
Let’s pray.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Dear God, help me to do whatever you tell me to do without complaining.
And help me to always listen to you.
Amen.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, amen.
Thank you so much for listening.
We’ll be back tomorrow scattering more flowers.
See ya!