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Introduction
Opening Story/Illustration: My first two years in college, I attended a community college.
I started out as a Music major, but quickly decided that’s not what I wanted to do.
Being a music major, I had to sing in the choir and attend several concerts and symphonies.
In a band or an orchestra, each separate instrument plays a different part and somehow, under the direction of the conductor and sheet of music, they create beautiful music.
But what happens when the clarinet back on the third row stops paying attention and hits a wrong note?
The beautiful sound is marred and dissonance or tension occurs.
The music no longer has a great feel, instead of harmony there is tension between the rest of the band and that clarinet player.
You know – We do this sometimes.
God is directing our lives and trying to make beautiful music, but part of us doesn’t want to follow.
We think that we can hit our own notes – do our own thing.
When we do this there is tension and conflict.
There are times; however, when this tension or conflict is written into the music.
When I was in choir there were times when the harmonies that we would sing would intentional sound like they didn’t fit.
Like someone was singing the wrong note.
The composer put them into the song because he/she wanted a sense of conflict or sorrow within the song.
The difference here is that the tension is created by the composer and he often takes that tension and resolves it into something beautiful.
There are times in our lives with God that he brings the tension.
We didn’t create it, but he writes it in so that he can resolve it and so that we can grow in our trust in him.
It is in those moments that we have to play what is written even though it may sound a bit off.
Transition to Text: In the book of Jeremiah there is a great deal of tension.
The people of Judah have decided that they don’t need to listen to God.
The people have ignored God, they have ignored the composer and conductor.
They have decided to write their own music.
In the process of all this, God has written in his own tension in hopes that they would change.
The people are worship idols and failing to follow God with all their hearts.
As a result, God has brought the Babylonians upon them.
It is in the midst of this that the prophet Jeremiah speaks for God.
Text: In the midst of all this tension, Jeremiah gets a word from the Lord.
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Transition to Points: Tonight I just want to look a few moments at this story and see how it connects to our lives.
Points
God was going to do the impossible in Jeremiah’s difficult situation.
Jeremiah is in a difficult situation
The nation of Judah has been disobedient to God
They have decided that they want to worship and follow other gods and goddesses.
They use God when he is convenient - Sound familiar?
Jeremiah has spoken to them persistently, and they refuse to listen or change
In , the prophet complains that he has spoken to these people for 23 years and they refuse to listen!
Imagine preaching for 23 years and no one listens!
We call that a church plant fail, God calls that faithfulness.
Babylon has invaded Jerusalem
Jeremiah tells king Zedekiah that God is going to Judge the nation, so they should surrender to Babylon.
This gets Jeremiah put in jail.
So let’s recap - Judah is sinning against God.
God raises up Jeremiah to speak and turn the people back to God.
23 years of preaching and no one listens
His home has been invaded
He is now put in Jail for speaking the truth
Jeremiah Hears from God
In the midst of all this difficulty, Jeremiah gets a word from the Lord.
Jeremiah is making real estate transactions in the midst of one of his most difficult moments.
Why? God said so.
God tells him to buy a field - a field that is probably being camped on by the Babylonian enemy!
This seems ridiculous
Why would God ask him to buy a field?
God is going to resolve the difficulty
The buying of the field was symbolic - God was going to restore the land.
He was going to do the impossible!
God is asking Jeremiah to Call on him, because he is going to show him that even though the situation looks dark, he is going to resolve it and bring about restoration!
God wants to do the impossible
You may face difficult times
Sometimes this is a result of sin, other times, it’s just life.
Illustration: Why?
The question we often ask.
Why do divorces happen and kids die and people betray us?
Why?
Why do bad things happen in our lives.
I’m trying to start asking how.
- How do I get through it.
In the midst of your difficulty, hear from God!
Sometimes God asks us to do seemingly dumb things in the midst of difficulty
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Sometimes God asks us to do seemingly dumb things in the midst of difficulty
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Obey God even when you don’t understand it
Obey God even when you don’t understand it
Obey God even when you don’t understand it
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Sometimes your obedience is a sign to others of what God is going to do.
Sometimes your obedience is a sign to others of what God is going to do.
Illustration – GPS – My GPS gives me directions and gets me where I want to Go if I will listen to it.
It can navigate through places where I would normally get lost.
(God – if we will listen to him, will navigate us through the times in our lives when we would normally get lost)
2. Illustration – GPS – My GPS gives me directions and gets me where I want to Go if I will listen to it.
It can navigate through places where I would normally get lost.
(God – if we will listen to him, will navigate us through the times in our lives when we would normally get lost)
God will bring resolve to the situation
Your situation is not forever
Sometimes it can feel like forever!
Illustration: Gilligan’s Island - Life can sometimes seem like an episode of Gilligan’s Island.
Everything starts off Good and then we end up stranded on an island that it seems we will never get off.
But God is faithful, and the island that you are stuck on – you will get off of it in God’s time.
Illustration: One of my good friends in high school, her grandparents had gotten a divorce.
They were divorced for a very long time.
In fact, my friend didn’t ever remember a time when they weren’t divorced.
But 25yrs after they got their divorce, they were remarried.
You know what was happening the whole time?
Their kids were praying.
Conclusion
Restate the Main Idea: Even in your difficulty, God wants to do the impossible!
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