Jeremiah

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HAVE YOU LEARNED TO STUDY GOD’S WORD?

October 13, 2023

“Have any of these prophets been in the Lord’s presence to hear what he is really saying? Has even one of them cared enough to listen?” (Jeremiah 23:18 NLT). The Lord warned that many so-called prophets had not really heard and studied God’s Word. But Jeremiah was God’s man. He stood in the Lord’s counsel

“The prophet Jeremiah gave a message to Baruch son of Neriah in the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, after Baruch had written down everything Jeremiah had dictated to him” (Jeremiah 45:1 NLT).

October 24, 2022

DOES GOD HAVE A WORD FOR YOU? After giving prophecies for the Jewish remnant and the nations surrounding Israel, God gave Jeremiah a specific message for his assistant, Baruch. Jeremiah may have been God’s mouthpiece, but Baruch was his pen. For he had written down every word that Jeremiah dictated to him from the Lord.

“At this, I woke up and looked around. My sleep had been very sweet” (Jeremiah 31:26 NLT).

October 17, 2022

JEREMIAH’S SWEET DREAM While Jeremiah slept, the Lord spoke to him in a prophetic dream of the coming Messiah and of a future time of joy and peace for Jerusalem. When he awoke, he remembered every word the Lord had said and he regarded his sleep as being so very sweet that he no doubt

“Give them my entire message; include every word. Perhaps they will listen and turn from their evil ways” (Jeremiah 26:2-3 NLT).

October 15, 2022

HAVE YOU HEARD GOD’S ENTIRE MESSAGE? God told the prophet Jeremiah to preach the “entire message” that He had given him. God’s purpose was to warn His people of their sins, so that they might repent, not to tickle their ears. God’s instruction to Jeremiah is the same today. Medicine is ineffective absent its active

‘Does not my word burn like fire?” says the Lord. “Is it not like a mighty hammer that smashes a rock to pieces?”‘ (Jeremiah 23:29 NLT).

October 14, 2022

THE POWER OF GOD’S WORD The Lord spoke to Jeremiah, describing the difference between a false prophet and a true one. He said the false prophets talk about their dreams and tell lies in my name, but the true prophets proclaim my every word. The difference between the two is like the difference between “straw

“Have any of these prophets been in the Lord’s presence to hear what he is really saying?” (Jeremiah 23:18a NLT).

October 13, 2022

OCTOBER IS PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH The prophet Jeremiah spoke on the Lord’s behalf against those prophets in Judah who were promising peace and safety when the Lord was warning against coming judgment. Here it took the form of a rhetorical question that begs a negative response. “No,” none of them have been in the Lord’s

“O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, you test those who are righteous, and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets” (Jeremiah 20:12 NLT).

October 12, 2022

TO TRULY KNOW THYSELF ONE MUST KNOW GOD Jeremiah cried out to God, proclaiming Him as the One who tests and sees the mind and heart of man. Jeremiah was under constant attack by his brethren for the prophecies the Lord gave him to preach. His plea to the Lord was that his enemies’ motives

“When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies” (Jeremiah 15:16 NLT).

October 10, 2022

THOSE WHO BEAR THE NAME REJOICE IN THE WORD! The prophet Jeremiah didn’t just hear God’s Word, he internalized it. He devoured God’s Word as a man whose soul was famished for God. In spite of those who persecuted him for believing and proclaiming God’s Word, his heart rejoiced in receiving it. The Bible is

“I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course” (Jeremiah 10:23 NLT).

October 8, 2022

YOU ARE NOT YOUR OWN British poet, William Ernest Henley, concluded his poem “Invictus” with these words: “I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.” His words capture the essence of what sin is. For sin, at its core, is an attitude of rebellion against God’s lordship. Sin puts

“You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13 HCSB).

October 16, 2021

DO YOUR PRAYERS FIND THEIR WAY TO THE LORD? The prophet Jeremiah sent a letter of hope to the Jewish exiles in Babylon. He gave them this message from the Lord, assuring them that the Lord had not forsaken them, nor had He stopped hearing their prayers. If only they would seek Him with all