Jul 31, 2020
JEREMIAH 23:
In
yesterday's reading, we heard how king Zedekiah sent two men to
Jeremiah to ask him for help to pray for a miracle. And God made it
ever so clear that no miracle of deliverance would be given.
Jeremiah repeatedly tells the king what he needs to do, but
Zedekiah just couldn’t bring himself to do it. The...
Jul 30, 2020
JEREMIAH
21-22:
These
verses from Jeremiah 20 have been often quoted as a reason for
memorizing Scripture:
Jer.
20:9 NLT But if I say I’ll never mention the
LORD
or speak in his name,
his
word burns in my heart like a fire.
It’s
like a fire in my bones!
I am
worn out trying to hold it in!
I
can’t do it!
Remember the...
Jul 29, 2020
JEREMIAH
19-20:
In
yesterday’s reading, we again heard some often-quoted verses. These
verses come just after verses in chapter 17 where the Lord himself
beautifully paraphrased Psalm 1:
Jer.
17:9 GNT “Who can understand the human heart?
There is nothing else so
deceitful;
it
is too sick to be healed.
10
I, the Lord,...
Jul 28, 2020
JEREMIAH 17-18:
One
catches so clearly how trapped Jeremiah was in the time of God’s
judgment, and how hot God’s anger was against Judah. Jeremiah’s
audience would not have appreciated him telling them where the Lord
said they could ‘go’! No wonder he so often weeps and cries out in
despair. God’s verdict in...
Jul 27, 2020
JEREMIAH 15-16:
Yesterday the dialog between the Lord and
Jeremiah continued. We heard of the drought. And the Lord forbid
Jeremiah to pray for the people of Judah.
PSALM 145:
This is an acrostic psalm in Hebrew, and it
gives us a great place to start when praising God.
1CORINTHIANS
1:18—2:
Let’s not allow the chapter...