no excuses

Then I said, “Ah Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth.” But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth.’ for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whenever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 1:6-8

I will admit that when it has come to me sharing my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ I have used the excuse of not knowing what to say. I always found it convenient to use the fact that I was still a young Christian and was not ready to witness. The truth was that one real reason for my lack of witness was the fear of what the reply would be from the other person. Not until recently have I come to understand fully that I have been prepared to witness from the day God saved me. I have no excuse for not sharing what Christ has done for me in my life from the day He saved me out of my sins and placed me into Him.

Just as Jeremiah does in these verses, we try to make excuses for why we cannot do what God has told us to do. Thankfully, the statement that God makes to him also applies to us today. We cannot hide behind the excuses of not being mature enough in our faith or not knowing what words to say because God has covered that for us. The minute that He changed us, we immediately have the words to say because they are the same words that changed us and we are just mature enough to be telling everyone what He has done to change our hearts. When we fear what people might say or how they may react the same promise that God gives to Jeremiah He also gives to us. No matter what someone says to us or how they may react physically, God promises to deliver us away from that and He always fulfills His promises.

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