_O Lord, Thou hast deceived me._ THE ARDUOUS CHARACTER OF GOD’S SERVICE FORGOTTEN Too often the servants of God are impatient under present crosses, and give way to the infirmity of their old nature. Like Jeremiah, they complain as if God had done them some wrong, and had not let them know in ente... [ Continue Reading ]
_Then I said, I will not make mention of Him nor speak any more in His name._ JEREMIAH DISCOURAGED I. Jeremiah’s momentary rashness. Oh! it was a rash speech--like the rashness of Job, like the petulance of Jonah. It is useful for us to have set before us the failings of the most distinguished of... [ Continue Reading ]
_An my familiars watched for my halting._ PATHETIC EXPERIENCES In these verses we have two distinct aspects of human experience. Within this brief section Jeremiah is on the hill top and in the deepest valley of spiritual dejection. How much depends upon circumstances for man’s estimate of life! Th... [ Continue Reading ]