1. Jeremiah 1:7–8 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What is God’s answer to Jeremiah’s shrinking away from his calling as prophet?

Jeremiah 1:7–8 (ESV)

7 But the LORD said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.

God’s answer consists of three parts: a) it is he who sends him; b) he also gives the words that Jeremiah will speak; c) lastly, God himself goes with Jeremiah to be with him and deliver him where necessary. Later, when it gets tough, God will say these words again (Jeremiah 15:20).