Do You Have the Same Fire in Your Heart that Jeremiah Had?

God gave Jeremiah hard truths to proclaim, and Jeremiah said:

“The word of the LORD has brought me insult and reproach all day long. But if I say, ‘I will not mention him or speak any more in his name,’ his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.” (Jeremiah 20:8-9)

Do you ever feel this "fire"?

When someone insists there are many ways to God, do you explain that the only way of salvation is through Jesus (1 John 5:10-12)? 

When someone insists there are no rules for sexual intimacy, do you explain that God created sex exclusively for the marriage union of a man and a woman, and all other lifestyles cause damage to our souls (1 Corinthians 6:9-10)? 

 

When you see abortion, transgender mutilation of young children, and LGBTQ lifestyles promoted, How can we keep silent?  It won't make us popular (John 15:18-19). But we cannot keep quiet as so many walk to their deaths. We must share the good news of Christ.

Jeremiah said that God’s word was in his heart “like a fire” that he could not hold inside. Can we say the same?

I pray that I will always be more concerned about the Lord's reputation than my own.

For more on Jeremiah see Choosing the Ancient Paths and Have We Forgotten How to Blush?