And this just in from the NIV Study Bible's intro notes on Jeremiah. The most likely meaning of the name Jeremiah is "The Lord throws", in the sense of "hurling" the prophet into a hostile world. So, "the Lord hurls" would also be a possibility. Which reminded me of Rev. 3:16, where Jesus said he would spit professing believers out of his mouth because they were lukewarm. They'd lost all sense of their neediness, and had become self sufficient and independent of heart. Kim and I visited Laodicea several years ago on a trip to Turkey. Remnants of an amphitheater is all that's left. Total Desolation. You look out over the landscape and say, "so this is what can happen when Christians get complacent."
So God can hurl us like so many Jeremiah's into a world to change it, to take a stand for righteousness, grace, and mercy; or He can decide to hurl us because we've become room temperature. Status Quo. Self absorbed. Will we get used to spiritual darkness in our world, or will we band together and make a difference?
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