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* Bonus * Terry Allen - The Prophet's Problem Jeremiah 12: 1-17
<p>Join MMS on a journey armed with a seeker's humility and a Biblical lens that inspires, provokes, and intrigues listeners toward a deeper faith in Christ.</p><ul> </ul><ul> </ul><p>We hope this episode deepens your understanding of God's wisdom and inspires you to live out your faith with clarity and conviction!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>A micro/mini episode from brother Terry Allen, he reads to us Jeremiah 12 verses 1- 17.</strong></p><p><br></p><p> Let the Prophet’s words wash over you, may this mini episode bless you and stir up your desire to read the words of life for your self. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong> Jeremiah 12: 1-17</strong></p><p><strong>1 </strong>You are always righteous, Lord,<br> when I bring a case before you.<br>Yet I would speak with you about your justice:<br> Why does the way of the wicked prosper?<br> Why do all the faithless live at ease?<br><strong>2 </strong>You have planted them, and they have taken root;<br> they grow and bear fruit.<br>You are always on their lips<br> but far from their hearts.<br><strong>3 </strong>Yet you know me, Lord;<br> you see me and test my thoughts about you.<br>Drag them off like sheep to be butchered!<br> Set them apart for the day of slaughter!<br><strong>4 </strong>How long will the land lie parched<br> and the grass in every field be withered?<br>Because those who live in it are wicked,<br> the animals and birds have perished.<br>Moreover, the people are saying,<br> “He will not see what happens to us.”</p><p><strong>5 </strong>“If you have raced with men on foot<br> and they have worn you out,<br> how can you compete with horses?<br>If you stumble[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2012&version=NIV#fen-NIV-19255a" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">a</a>] in safe country,<br> how will you manage in the thickets by[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2012&version=NIV#fen-NIV-19255b" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">b</a>] the Jordan?<br><strong>6 </strong>Your relatives, members of your own family—<br> even they have betrayed you;<br> they have raised a loud cry against you.<br>Do not trust them,<br> though they speak well of you.</p><p><strong>7 </strong>“I will forsake my house,<br> abandon my inheritance;<br>I will give the one I love<br> into the hands of her enemies.<br><strong>8 </strong>My inheritance has become to me<br> like a lion in