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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. I really want to hone in on that last phrase. This is God telling Jeremiah to

proclaim his word and he says, don't hold back. Not one word of what I tell you to do. Do not

hold back. And I just want us to think about, well, one, so many people, our brothers and sisters

around the world right now, who are tempted to hold back a word because of what it will cost

them to proclaim God's word in places like North Korea or Somalia or Saudi Arabia or in parts of

India, Yemen, parts of the world, places in the world where there is high persecution of Christians,

Pakistan, Iran, where our brothers and sisters are tempted to hold back a word. We want to pray for

their boldness, even as we then think about the temptations we have to hold back God's word.

Today, we will have opportunities to share the gospel today, where we live, where we work,

and the course of our day, the people we interact with. Let's hear this word from God. Don't hold

back. We have the word of God. We have the greatest news in the world about his love, his mercy,

his grace to all who trust in him, his judgment that's coming for all who turn from him, who don't

put their trust in him. We have this word. God, we pray that you'd help us not to hold back today.

God, to help each one of us to proclaim your word today to speak the good news of the gospel,

the good news of your love and your holy judgment and your mercy. Jesus, what you have done to

make it possible for us to be forgiven of all our sin and be restored to relationship with you

for eternal life. God, to help us not to hold back this word. God, we pray for this and our lives,

we pray for this in the lives of our brothers and sisters around the world in persecuted places

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