We close this little series on Jeremiah with one of my favorite, and perhaps most obscure, quotes. Jeremiah is talking to his assistant Baruch. Previously, Baruch wrote a scroll at Jeremiah’s dictation, and when it was read to the king, the king burned it, section by section (see Jeremiah 36.1 – 26). And what was the next step in that parade? More work for Baruch!

Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah, who wrote on it at the dictation of Jeremiah all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them. (Jeremiah 36.32, ESV)

This throws Baruch into a twit, which you can read about in Jeremiah 45. The section closes with this simple sentence, perhaps good for all of us:

And do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not. (Jeremiah 45.5, ESV)

That will preach! How does the Lord’s Prayer start?

Our heavenly Father, may the glory of your name be the center on which our life turns. (Luke 11.2, TPT)

Yes. The glory of HIS name – not the glory of mine.

He must increase, but I must decrease. (John 3.30, ESV)

When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed. (John 17.1 – 5, ESV)