Straw, Grain, Fire, Hammer

Speaking God's Word is necessary to break down the lies all around us.

It's like fire and a hammer:

“Let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord. ‘Is not my word like fire,’ declares the Lord, ‘and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?’”

This quote is from Jeremiah 23:28-32, where God explains His view of those who claim to speak His Word when they actually lead “people astray with their reckless lies.” 

False teachings are like straw that blows in the wind.

God's Word is like blazing flames of truth that turn straw to ashes (1 Corinthians 3:19-20).

It's also like a hammer that effortlessly smashes hard rocks of false teachings (2 Corinthians 10:4).

It can be difficult to speak truth in our current culture. We need to pray for a heart like Jeremiah, who spoke God's truth even when he was rejected by family, government, and the majority of people.

He said, “The word of the Lord has brought me insult and reproach all day long. But if I say, ‘I will not mention his word or speak anymore 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).

Let's never quench that fire, dear Christians.

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I really admire Jeremiah. Why not read High Five, Jeremiah and Our Race Is Getting Faster and Harder.

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