"For I am with you,
to save you,
and deliver you declares the Lord."
Jeremiah 15:20
God keeps reminding Jeremiah this verse over and over throughout the book. "I am with you, to save you, and to deliver you." Its a simple statement and a reminder, but it has deep meaning and power. Jeremiah is in the midst of adversity and looking at the people he was called to lead, he sees absolutely no results, no true repentance, and to make matters worse, backsliding. That can be a crushing thing. When your invested in the lives of others, its hard to not be frustrated. We are even frustrated with ourselves left alone. Now God was calling Jeremiah to speak and prophecy against a nation that wanted nothing to do with God. An impossible task, however Jeremiah listened and obeyed and therefore God "had his back". And not only to save him, but to deliver him.
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