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Jeremiah chapter 26 verse 2.

Thus says the Lord, stand in the court of the Lord's house and speak to all the cities of

Judah that come to worship in the house of the Lord, all the words that I command

you to speak to them. Do not hold back a word. This is huge for understanding

the role of the Prophet and huge for understanding the role of God's word in our lives.

So the Prophet was commissioned by God.

Specifically here in the Book of Jeremiah,

Jeremiah is commissioned by God to proclaim the word of God. And by the

word, God means all the words. All the words that he commands, Jeremiah to speak, he's to speak,

he is not to hold back a word.

And there are some hard words in Jeremiah for God's people.

There are some hard words to proclaim and you can almost picture the

temptation for Jeremiah to say, okay I'm willing to say these words but if I say

these other words from God that will cost me that will anger people

that will cause all kinds of effects that that could cause me to lose my life if I say those words and

God is saying say them say every single word do not hold back a word and

Jeremiah faithfully proclaimed all that God had said and as a result

he was persecuted. He did experience costs. Many were angry and it cost him greatly. So put that picture now in our

lives and there are so many different applications I'll mention too. One, the role of a pastor and leaders in the church

is to proclaim the word of God. All the words of God, not to hold back a word and there are so many temptations I say this as a

pastor there's so many temptations to hold back words to not say this or that part of the

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