1Co 9:16 Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn't preach the Good News!

     Isn't it great to know you are not the only one who has a problem with accepting Gods call on your life. It really started way back with Adam and Eve. God made them, set them in the garden, Fellowshipped with them, told them not to eat from the tree of Knowledge of good and evil. Simple call. But they left the call of God, His fellowship, and chose the tree. Moses said I can't speak, Isaiah had unclean lips, Jeremiah told God he was to young. Everybody has an excuse but Paul said how terrible for me if I don;t preach the gospel.

     The good news is simple, but it is hard to get real men and women of God to accept the challenge of Gods call to go into all the world and make disciples. Jeremiah 1:5 "I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as My prophet to the nations." 6 "O Sovereign LORD," I said, "I can't speak for You! I'm too young!" See this is typical, “I can't”! Even though he knew God as the great Sovereign Jehovah! God told him, look son I knew you and called you before your momma even knew you were there. I formed you and I called you, I set you apart. You would think this would get Jeremiah all excited. Nope! All he could say was, I'm too young. All he could see was himself, nothing even close to what God saw in him. If you read in 1 Timothy 1: 12-17 you visualize what kind of man the great Apostle Paul was before Christ. He was a blasphemer,persecutor, ignorant, shall I continue. Christ uses donkeys if he has to to get His word to the lost. It is His mercy, His grace making us sufficient so we can bring glory honor and praise to our our Lord and great King eternal, Jesus Christ!

     Now back to the young Jeremiah. 1:8 don't be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the LORD, have spoken!" 9 Then the LORD reached out and touched my mouth and said, "Look, I have put My words in your mouth! 10 Today I appoint you to stand up against nations and kingdoms. Some you must uproot and tear down, destroy and overthrow. Others you must build up and plant." Look at that, “God” put the words in Jeremiahs mouth. God says this day “I” appoint you. God sets you up, He protects you, He empowers you. We are only vessels used by God to build His kingdom. It is His power through the Holy Spirit. It is His word,His mission, His battle, His war, His victory. We are His vessel. Ezekial 2:1 "Stand up, son of man," said the voice. "I want to speak with you." 2 The Spirit came into me as He spoke, and He set me on my feet. I listened carefully to His words. 3 "Son of man," He said, "I am sending you to the nation of Israel, a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. They and their ancestors have been rebelling against Me to this very day.

4 They are a stubborn and hard hearted people. But I am sending you to say to them, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says!' 5 And whether they listen or refuse to listen,for remember, they are rebels, at least they will know they have had a prophet among them. Notice Ezekial listened carefully to God. What did God say? I am sending you to a stubborn, hard hearted people. “But”! When you get finished talking to them they will know you are a prophet of God, They will know you are my man. If you go out there on your own you have a right to be afraid. If you go out there listening to God and as a representative of God, people will know whose you are and who you are. They may not know your name but they will know the name of Jesus when you're done. You continue on day by day in hopes that one stubborn, hard hearted person finds hope in the words you say. One person that would grab a tiny bit of hope from the words that come out of your mouth and that word would bring them to salvation through Jesus Christ and all the Heavenly host will shout with joy because one soul repented. Thank you for being a willing vessel, yielding your life to the call of God.