What’s Deeper than A Valley? Jeremiah 38:6-13 What’s Deeper than A Valley? A Dungeon of Mire Acrostic spelled out as MIRE God has his helpers sometimes in strange places, but they are there. “Ebed-melech the Ethiopian” (Jeremiah 38:7), goes down in history as a noble man because he helped God’s unpopular minister. M – Mind Is Almost Overcome  I – Inward Misery R – Retreat From Our Calling Jeremiah 20:8-9 E – Expect Help From Above. The lesson for us here is about compassion. As Ebed-Melech showed compassion for Jeremiah, so we must show compassion for those who are helpless and suffering. Society is full of people who need our help. Sometimes God judges a sinful nation by sending them weak leaders who are hesitant and vacillating and whose leadership (or lack of it) plunges the nation only deeper into trouble. KING Zedekiah recognized the urgency of the hour. We need to be the same way about lost souls. KING Zedekiah obviously believed Jeremiah was a true prophet. But he would not treat him that way. He wanted spiritual blessings but not spiritual responsibilities. He wanted a word from God but would not obey the Word. How to get out of what’s Deeper than a Valley?(Marshy, bogged down, mucky, muddy THE MIRY PIT: 1. ACKNOWLEDGE IT 2. ADMIT IT 3. Address it (to God) 4. Attack it Have you ever witnessed something in your life so devastating that it took away your speech? You could not even pray? Jeremiah did. If God did not intervene, then it was over for him. So, He is today. The Holy Spirit is groaning with utterances we cannot utter. In the valleys of life we keep walking, watching, waiting for the next mountaintop to appear.