Jeremiah and Inspiration

Welcome to the Days of Praise podcast, a daily devotional by the Institute for Creation Research. Jeremiah and Inspiration. Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. Jeremiah twenty nine.

Yeah. Contained within the books of the Old Testament are nearly 3,000 claims to its precise trustworthiness. Over and over again, the various authors claim to be communicating the very words of God. A number of such claims were recorded by Jeremiah in his book. As we see in our text, Jeremiah was somewhat discouraged with the lack of response to his ministry.

But just as he decided to refrain from passing on God's word to the people, he felt an inner burning, recognizing that these words were much too important to ignore. These words had come from God himself. On other occasions he heard the words of God directly, and was commanded to pass them on with precision. Thus saith the LORD, Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them, diminish not a word. This straightforward teaching of verbal inspiration is applied to the written accounts as well.

The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. This book which throughout contains such strong condemnation of falsehood, and was written over a period of more than two thousand years by numerous authors without any contradiction, surely is the word of the eternal, holy God. It is the information our Creator knows we need. If you've enjoyed today's devotional, be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. And please rate and review so more listeners can find us.

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