The Bible in a Year “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” — Jeremiah 33:3 There are verses we know so well that familiarity can sometimes soften their force. Jeremiah 33:3 is one of them. We quote it when we want encouragement toContinue reading “The God Who Still Says, “Call to Me””
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Held by God Even Under Correction
The Bible in a Year “For I am with thee, says the Lord, to save thee; though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee; but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.” —Continue reading “Held by God Even Under Correction”
Corrected but Not Cast Away
The Bible in a Year “For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee; though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee; but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.” —Continue reading “Corrected but Not Cast Away”
When Hearing God Is Not Enough
The Bible in a Year “Hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened.” — Jeremiah 26:5 Jeremiah was given an uncomfortable assignment. God sent him to preach not to people who had abandoned worship altogether, but toContinue reading “When Hearing God Is Not Enough”
When Those Who Speak for God Stop Listening to Him
The Bible in a Year “I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing; they commit adultery, and walk in lies; they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none does return from his wickedness.” — Jeremiah 23:14 Jeremiah 23 is uncomfortable reading, especially for anyone who teaches, preaches, leads, or speaksContinue reading “When Those Who Speak for God Stop Listening to Him”
When You Try to Quit but the Word Won’t Let You
The Bible in a Year “Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.” — Jeremiah 20:9 There are momentsContinue reading “When You Try to Quit but the Word Won’t Let You”
When Judgment Pauses at the Door
The Bible in a Year “If that nation, against whom I have pronounced judgment, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.” — Jeremiah 18:8 Jeremiah 18 gives us one of those passages that helps us understand both the seriousness of sin and the tenderness ofContinue reading “When Judgment Pauses at the Door”
When the Word Becomes Part of You
The Bible in a Year “Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart; for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.” — Jeremiah 15:16 Jeremiah gives us one of the most vivid pictures in Scripture of whatContinue reading “When the Word Becomes Part of You”
THE GOD WHO IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS
The Bible in a Year “But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king; at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.” — Jeremiah 10:10 Jeremiah was speaking into a world crowded with gods. Every surrounding nation hadContinue reading “THE GOD WHO IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS”
When the Season Passes and Nothing Has Changed
The Bible in a Year “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.” — Jeremiah 8:20 There is something haunting about that sentence. Jeremiah is not describing a minor disappointment. He is looking at a people who have watched one opportunity after another pass by while still assuming that somehowContinue reading “When the Season Passes and Nothing Has Changed”