Jeremiah 1:9

Then the LORD put forth His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me: "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth."
Jeremiah 1:9

God had called Jeremiah to be His messenger. Now God touches Jeremiah. God's hand touches Jeremiah's mouth, telling Jeremiah that the words he would speak were to be the words that God would inspire through His Spirit. Jeremiah must have been thrilled and terrified at the touch of God. What form God appeared to him in is not spoken of in the scripture, but Jeremiah had no doubt that it was God who called him and sanctified him and touched him. I can assume that Jeremiah had already gotten to know God well enough to recognize God's voice and to recognize Him when God appeared to him. Jeremiah would never need to doubt the message that God would give him to speak. Jeremiah would remember for the rest of his life the feel of the hand of God upon him. When tempted to wonder if his unpopular message was actually from God or from an imagination, Jeremiah would recall the touch of God upon his mouth and be sure. This touch was another special gift God gave Jeremiah to help him have the confidence in God to fulfill the mission God was giving him to do. God can touch is in many ways, and this tells us that sometimes a physical touch from God can be a special blessing to let us know that God is with us.

Lord,
Help me to know You so well that I will always recognize Your voice when I hear it. Help me to recognize Your touch when I feel it. Take away my sin and my sinful desires, cleanse me so that I can walk with you and do all that you want me to do.