In Jeremiah 15:16-21, we see three conditions to be a spokesman for God.

First of all: “Lord, I found Your words, and Your word has become for me the joy and delight of my heart” (Jer. 15:16). God’s word must be the joy and delight of your heart. Just like a businessman has joy in making money, your joy must be in getting into God’s word. Many want to be preachers today, who do not spend time digging into God’s word, and who don’t look at God’s word as the joy and delight of their hearts.

Secondly: “I did not sit in the circle of merrymakers” (Jer. 15:17). When other people in Judah were partying and having fun, Jeremiah went away by himself to be alone with God. If you don’t discipline yourself to stay away from the jokers of this world, you can never be a spokesman for God. I am not saying that humour and clean jokes are wrong. But many Christians don’t know where to stop in such matters - they are perpetual jokers. Jeremiah made sure that he didn’t spend time with such people.

Thirdly: Jeremiah made a complaint to God in verse 18 saying, “Lord, why have You let me down? You have been to me like a deceptive stream, like unreliable water. I come to the stream thinking there is water there and there is none. You have let me down.” The Lord said, “Don’t ever say things like that to Me.” the Lord rebuked Jeremiah for speaking words of unbelief (Jer. 15:19). God never lets us down. He is not like an unreliable stream. Jeremiah was depending on his feelings and looking at his circumstances. The Lord told him, “If you return to Me, and get rid of the habit of speaking worthless words (like the ones you just spoke - idle, useless words and words of unbelief) and ensure that you speak only precious words (of faith and goodness), then you will be My mouthpiece.”

How many of you want to be God’s mouthpiece? I am not talking about being a preacher of dead sermons that come from some book you read, but being God’s spokesman. If you want to be that, then don’t waste time in useless company, but redeem your time and spend it digging into God’s Word. Let that be your delight. Get rid of useless conversation and speak words of faith always and only good words in all your conversation. Then the Lord will make you His mouth. There is no partiality with God.

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Richfella: 1.) A Public Address System.
2.) A warehouse and...
3.) Sweet mouth.


...then all the spoils & plunder will come pouring in

musKeeto: Abeg, make Frosbel replace that Adeboye for this front page.. I don taya for Adeboye MESSages...

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@ Frosbel
Thanks for your good work. I have been following your consistency in exposing the popular falsehood in today's Christianity. I'm in solidarity with you.
I don't know if you could recommend a good church to attend in Lagos esp. Yaba/Ikeja/Surulere axis. Other areas in Lagos are not exempted.

frosbel:

frosbel:

And that is the way of most of our Nigerian Pastors , though not all , sweet mouthing our beloved brethren and stealing their livelihoods.

x-fire:
@ Frosbel
Thanks for your good work. I have been following your consistency in exposing the popular falsehood in today's Christianity. I'm in solidarity with you.
I don't know if you could recommend a good church to attend in Lagos esp. Yaba/Ikeja/Surulere axis. Other areas in Lagos are not exempted.

alexleo:

A very balanced statement. God bless you.

jaybee:

@op and other scholars in the house.

i feel the context of "spokesman for God" need to be properly defined here.

i know Jeremiah as a messenger of God. now are 'messenger' and 'spokesman' the same?

x-fire:
@ Frosbel
Thanks for your good work. I have been following your consistency in exposing the popular falsehood in today's Christianity. I'm in solidarity with you.
I don't know if you could recommend a good church to attend in Lagos esp. Yaba/Ikeja/Surulere axis. Other areas in Lagos are not exempted.

Chuksxp:

Hey, you're invited to my Church, Good News Baptist Church, in Surulere.
www.goodnewsworld.org

The Gospel is preached. And the members are loving and caring.

Image123: frosb actually recommended a human being? actually mentioned a name? God truly answers prayers oh.
Though i agree with pastor Poonen, yet it needs be added that we're not all called to be Jeremiahs. There are audience that jeremiahsque preaching will never reach/influence. All saved hands should be on deck in the spread of the gospel.

frosbel:

I have never had anything against TRUE Pastors or Teachers. And even when I read articles he writes, they are still subject to biblical examination.

I have a big problem with deceivers and charlatans.