The prophet Jeremiah recounted his life as a prophet of God.

As a prophet, he had to bear the afflictions of God’s prophetic Word in his flesh.

Jeremiah said that the Lord was like an enemy to Israel when He judged them harshly for their iniquity.

Jeremiah lamented that God swallowed up Israel and demolished its palaces and fortresses (Lamantation 2:5).

God commissioned Jeremiah to warn Israel of their impending doom.

But, throughout his entire assignment he was ridiculed and persecuted by the people.

Jeremiah felt rejected, desolate and forsaken.

He felt as if God had enclosed him and placed a heavy chain on him.

He felt that God had blocked his path and refused to answer when he cried out to Him (Lamentation 3:7-9).

But, despite the prophet’s anguish, he still maintained his hope in God.

Jeremiah spoke these comforting words from a place of brokenness.

Although Jeremiah’s flesh was chastised, his soul remembered the goodness of God. He took comfort in knowing that the Lord was his portion forever.

Many of us can agree that trials will weakened our flesh, but we can have hope that the mercy of God is renewed every morning and is compassion will never fail.

Praise the Lord!

For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. (2 Corinthians 4:16-18)

AMEN!

Published by Beverley

Beverley has been serving the Lord since she was a child. At an early age, she recognized that God had a special plan for her life, but it was not until in her adulthood that she surrendered her total life to God and accepted the mandate that God placed on her life. The Lord called her into His Kingdom to be an encourager, intercessor, teacher, scribe, priest, and to proclaim the Word of God. Since then, Beverly has established a blog to teach us to become the oil and wine. The oil and wine are purified and mature products, which is the advanced level that the Lord expected of us. In 2017, Beverley published her first book, Harm Not The Oil And Wine. In it, she described her trials and how God helped her to overcome them, and to live more victoriously. The book also exposed the enemy of our souls with detailed information about his past defeats and future extinction. Wright spents most of her time studying the Bible to know the truth of God’s Word. She believes that only God’s truth can expose the deception of the enemy, and uproot and tear down spiritual strongholds. You can learn more about Beverley’s life and testimony on her website becomingtheoilandwine.com. You can also find her on Facebook and Google+ under the name of her blog, and on Twitter as @Theoilandwine. View all posts by Beverley