Like what Jesus did while He was in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jeremiah also poured out his heart and his thoughts in Jeremiah Chapter 20. It was a mixture of praise, of bitterness, of seeking forgiveness, of obedience and of discouragement.
v 13: Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord! For He has delivered the soul of the needy ones from the hand of evildoers.
Then starting from v 14, his expressed his immense pain and sadness...
v 14-18: Cursed be the day when I was bone; let the day not be blessed when my mother bore me...Why did I ever come forth from the womb to look on trouble and sorrow, so that my days have been spent in shame?
Please read the whole of Jeremiah 20. Jeremiah was human, with human emotions. On the whole, Jeremiah had done splendidly as an instrument of God.
We always tell new Christians the good news that they could obtain eternal salvation freely when they accept Christ. As these new Christians grow in grace and faith, they would see the reality that a Christian life is not always a bed of roses. Life is not easier for a Christian. But with Christ, we are always stronger. We can overcome.
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