How to Rise Above Defeat
© John Ojewole, 2013
Memory Verse: Jeremiah
29:11 (NIV) For I know the plans I have for you,” declares
the Lord, “plans to prosper you
and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
TEXT: Jeremiah 19:14-20:13
INTRODUCTION: Jeremiah
19:14–15; Psalm 34:19; Jeremiah 26:4–5
“Like Jesus, Jeremiah reminds us that
even a faithful servant of God can become discouraged.”--Rick Ezell
Four Principles to live by:
1.
TRANSPARENCY
Jeremiah
20:7–8; Numbers 23:19; Lamentations 3:14; Jeremiah 1:5; Jeremiah 15:16
2.
COMPLIANCE
Jeremiah
20:9–10
“It is just as dangerous not to go when called
by the Lord as it is to run without being called (so Clarke). For Jeremiah the
word of God was a reality, not the product of his thinking. It demanded
expression in spite of opposition and derision.” -- Charles L.
Feinberg
3.
CONFIDENCE
Jeremiah
20:11–12; Psalm 46:1
“Since the Lord was fighting on Jeremiah’s
side, he was confident that those who were persecuting and mocking him would stumble and would ultimately be disgraced.”-- Charles
H. Dyer
4.
PRAISE
Jeremiah
20:13; Psalm 22:3
Conclusion
First, be
transparent.
Second, be compliant.
Third, be confident
of Divine presence.
Finally, Praise God.
