“Who speaks for the trees?”
That’s a line from The Lorax, a 1971 book published by Dr. Seuss.
That’s how we feel sometimes. Who speaks for us? Who speaks for Martina, for Shaun, for Levi?
Who is there to stand up for the disenfranchised and downtrodden, those whom life has beaten up and left along the side of the road?
Jeremiah 1:5 tells us we are to speak for the trees.
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
Of course, this isn’t about trees. That’s clear. This is about standing up for others.
We see it again in the Golden Rule found in Matthew 7:12.
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”
That’s our job. It’s our Christian duty.
When we feel left out, it’s our job to find others who might feel the same and include them in our plans.
When we’re sad, our duty is to search out those in similar situations and be their encourager.
We are to be God’s prophet to the nations . . . in essence, to speak for the trees.
Why has God assigned us this duty? That becomes clear in James 2:5.
“Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?”
When we speak from our weakness, people trust us to be honest and fair. They trust us to understand them, because we’ve been there.
Our weakness becomes our strength, and we can do more, go further, and be a greater success for our Lord.
We have no shortcoming in God. Rather, we are blessed with his promise of favor in all that we are and do.
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