Bible Explorer for the Young (Jeremiah - Part 2)Sample

Listen to What You NEED to Hear

Jeremiah 25:4

The Lord has sent His servants the prophets to you over and over again. But you have not listened to them. You have not paid any attention to them.

Both Jeremiah and Hananiah were God’s prophets. Hananiah claimed that God told him that in 2 years God was going to free them from Babylon’s captivity while Jeremiah said that they were going to be under Babylon for 70 years. It looked that Hananiah’s prophecy was more hopeful and encouraging but was it really from God? Verses 12 to 17 write that Jeremiah was the one whom God spoke to and the one who told the truth. 

Sometimes, what you want to hear is not the truth as some truth can be harsh. Or you prefer hearing and accepting something that is pleasing to your ear rather than the facts. In this case, what you want to hear is not actually what you need to hear.

As children of God, we should have the understanding of what is right and what is wrong. It is not about what you want to hear. Rather, it is about what you need to hear. When you are open to what you need to hear, it leads you to the truth. If you are only open to what you want to hear, it leads to destruction. 

Prayer

Dear God, may the peace of God that passes all my understanding guard my heart and mind so that I strive to listen to what I need to hear. Amen.