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Donna Williams
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Dear Anonymous, I would like to say that based on God's nature and character, it is impossible for Him to deceive anyone. As I read Jeremiah 20:7-9, I believe that he was speaking from a place of discouragement. Jeremiah was making a false accusation against the LORD because of the suffering that he was experiencing every day for speaking the word of God. To the point that he said he would never speak on behalf of the LORD again. The LORD had told him that he would suffer in the beginning of his ministry, however, I believe that Jeremiah did not expect to suffer persecution every day of his life. See Jeremiah chapter 1. But, this was Jeremiah's mission, and he could not stop prophesying because the word of the LORD was like fire in his heart. Even though he was discouraged, Jeremiah began to encourage himself in the LORD because he remembered the promise of God's presence with him. May I say it is never the intent of the Lord to deceive us; however, I believe that if He told us everything, we would be tempted to rebel against His will!
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