Into the Fire

     The word of the Lord came to me, saying,

           "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,

            before you were born I set you apart;

            I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."

     "Ah, Sovereign Lord," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am only  a child.

     But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a child.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the Lord.

     Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant."

Jeremiah 1:4-10 (NIV)