O LORD thou knowest

O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke. (Jeremiah 15:15) *1/ Jeremiah's comfort - O LORD, thou knowest: 2/ Jeremiah's prayer. 3/ In whose service Jeremiah had suffered.* **Sermon Summary:** The sermon centers on the profound comfort and assurance found in the declaration, 'O Lord, Thou knowest,' as exemplified in Jeremiah's cry amid suffering and persecution. It emphasizes that God's omniscience is not merely knowledge of events, but a reflection of His sovereign purposes, revealed throughout Scripture—from Joseph and Abraham to the suffering and triumph of Christ—demonstrating that God's foreknowledge is inseparable from His redemptive plan. The preacher highlights how this truth sustains believers in trials, not only through divine awareness but through Christ's personal experience of suffering, making Him a sympathetic high priest who knows our struggles from within. Jeremiah's specific prayers—remember me, visit me, revenge me, and take me not away in long-suffering—illustrate the biblical pattern of bringing our burdens before God, not out of ignorance, but as an act of faith that honours God's role in answering and fulfilling His purposes. Ultimately, the sermon affirms that suffering for God's sake is not a sign of abandonment, but a mark of faithful service, echoing Christ's own sacrifice, and pointing to the hope of resurrection and eternal fellowship with Him.