Jer 20:9 | MHM | STEP | v. 9 : Jeremiah says he sometimes wants to give up and stop speaking in God’s name, but God’s word is like a fire in his heart and bones—he cannot hold it in. Even when he tries to stay quiet, he becomes weary and cannot keep from speaking. This shows that true servants of God feel a powerful urge to share God’s message, even when it is hard ( 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 20:9

v. 9: Jeremiah says he sometimes wants to give up and stop speaking in God’s name, but God’s word is like a fire in his heart and bones—he cannot hold it in. Even when he tries to stay quiet, he becomes weary and cannot keep from speaking. This shows that true servants of God feel a powerful urge to share God’s message, even when it is hard (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,.