Jeremiah was a prophet in the Old Testament who was given his mission by God when he was just twenty-two.  As many of us may have, he initially balked.  I’m sure he wasn’t very excited about being a “holy roller” in a society that did not want to hear what God wanted him to say.  He thought he was too young anyway to do such a task, call the leaders of the day to reform according to the Word of the Lord.  Like us, Jeremiah has his view of the world, of religion and his own plans for himself.  Why would he want to do something that he didn’t want to do, that would make him unhappy? Read more >>