A GLIMMER OF HOPE

October 28, 2024

“So Jehoiachin put off his prison garments. And every day of his life he dined regularly at the king’s table” (Jeremiah 52:33 ESV). In the final verses of Jeremiah’s prophetic book of judgment on Judah and the surrounding nations, a glimmer of hope appears. Jehoiachin, the former king of Judah, who had been imprisoned by

LIVING BETWEEN THE TWO APPEARANCES

October 27, 2024

“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:11-13 ESV). The apostle

BABYLON HAS FALLEN

October 26, 2024

“The word that the Lord spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet… For out of the north a nation has come up against her, which shall make her land a desolation, and none shall dwell in it…” (Jeremiah 50:1-3 ESV). Written during a period when Babylon was at the

THE CROWN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

October 25, 2024

“Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing” (2 Timothy 4:8 ESV). The apostle Paul wrote these words to Timothy from his imprisonment in Rome.

WHY BELIEVERS READ AND STUDY SCRIPTURE

October 24, 2024

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV). The apostle Paul wrote to Timothy to encourage him to persevere in the teaching that he and his

ARE YOU ASKING GOD TO BLESS YOUR PLANS OR TO DIRECT YOUR PATH?

October 23, 2024

“And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the Lord your God in anything that he sent me to tell you” (Jeremiah 42:21 ESV). The remnant that remained in Jerusalem after its fall to Babylon came to Jeremiah asking him to pray to God concerning their

DON’T WASTE YOUR LIFE!

October 22, 2024

“So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12 NKJV). Psalm 90 bears the superscription, “A Prayer of Moses, the man of God.” It encourages the reader to be aware of the fleeting nature of life and to be determined not to waste it. This is not

DO YOU FEEL IN THE PITS TODAY?

October 21, 2024

“So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down by ropes. And there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.” (Jeremiah 38:6 ESV). When the Judean officials heard Jeremiah preaching

GOD’S NEW COVENANT REVEALED IN JESUS

October 20, 2024

“I will not violate my covenant or alter the word that went forth from my lips. Once for all I have sworn by my holiness; I will not lie to David. His offspring shall endure forever, his throne as long as the sun before me” (Psalm 89:34-36 ESV). In Psalm 89, the Lord spoke of

THE RIGHTEOUS BRANCH IS JESUS

October 19, 2024

“In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land” (Jeremiah 33:15 ESV). Jeremiah prophesied the coming of a “righteous Branch” from David that would restore and rule over Israel. This can be none other than the