Today, I am reading and commenting on  Jeremiah 1-3.

When God called Jeremiah to be a prophet, Jeremiah felt that he did not know how to express himself well enough because of his youth.  He was afraid that he would say the wrong thing at the wrong time.  God told him not to be afraid, that He would put His words in his mouth.  You are neither too young, nor too old, to carry out the ministry to which God has called you.  He will give you the strength and knowledge to do as He commands.  Just like He did with Jeremiah, God chose you for His ministry before you were even conceived.

Which brings me to Jeremiah’s message.  Ultimately, all of our sins can be broken down to two sins.  First, we turn from God and refuse to follow commands which He has given us: commands which He gave in order for us to get what was best for us.  Second, we have made up our own rules for living; rules which we think will bring us happiness, but which will only drain happiness from us.  We actively look to anything but God to find inspiration for our rules.

As a note that is not really part of my Bible Study, Jeremiah 3:16 says that people will no longer talk about the ark of the covenant of the Lord.  They will not even think about it most of the time and another one will not be made.  That little note is worth noting because many people who try to track down the ark of the covenant theorize that it was hidden during Jeremiah’s lifetime.  However, this verse suggests that it was already gone at the beginning of his ministry.

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.