You duped me O Lord. Jer. 20:7-9
Jeremiah was a prophet.
Now one would think being a prophet is an honored position
That would get one perks and privileges from God and respect from people.
Instead Jeremiah found himself thrown into a waterless cistern up to his waist in mud.
Rejected By the people he came to save
And abandoned by the God who called him.
So he cries out that He was duped by God.
Do you ever feel duped by God?
You think to yourself
I go to Church;
I say my prayers;
I am a good person;
I have done what was asked of me
Where is God?
Why does God allow me to suffer and be rejected by others?
God however did not dupe us.
He told us that if we followed Him
We would have a cross to carry
Self denial would be the road we walk
And we may even lose our life in this world.
But Jesus also told us that
Those who deny themselves will be filled with
Those who carry their cross will be raised up.
And those who lose their life will find it
In the end we will see that it was the world that duped us with false promises
And God who was honest with us all along
