Reading the book of Jeremiah you can appreciate that he writes with his heart on his sleeve. Some have struggled through this book because of how much Jeremiah mirrors their own life and struggle. In this verse, Jeremiah is an example to us in a passive and active way.

Jeremiah passively listened for God to speak. He was given his charge by the Word of the Lord; he was told that he would not lead any person of his day away from destruction; he sat and struggled and prayed by mediating on the words God gave him. But Jeremiah, in the second part of the verse, goes from passive to active. God's Word caused Him to be still and listen and once received he understand he was called by God's very name. Called to do what? To go and proclaim God's Word to others.

Pastor Joh n Samuel Barnett, today, encourages us to be like Jeremiah - always listening and actively seeking to be used by God.