Be Still And Know

Jeremiah 1:6-7 “O Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I can’t speak for you! I’m too young!” The Lord replied, “Don’t say, ‘I’m too young,’ for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you.” Excuses, excuses! Jeremiah followed in the well-worn tradition of trying to avoid doing what God was calling him to do. His words remind us of Moses who responded to God’s call from the burning bush with a long list of reasons why he was a most unsuitable candidate to lead God’s people. Now Jeremiah tries the same approach. He felt that his age was the decisive issue. Even if everything else about him was suitable, his age, he felt sure, was the reason why God would need to look for someone else. His words were, of course, absurd because he was addressing them to the creator of the world! God had formed Jeremiah in his mother’s womb and, even before he was born, had set him apart to be a prophet. Times haven’t changed that much, and people are still offering God reasons why he has chosen the wrong person. When va