- Because You Have a Responsive Heart <br /> October 22, 2018Josiah began to seek the Lord as “a boy” and grew to be a man that in 2 Chronicles 34:7 “broke down the altars … in all the land of Israel”. Then he commanded the high priest to 2 Kings ...... more
- I Am Going to Let Them Know <br /> October 19, 2018The great promise of Israel in Jeremiah 13:11 “to be for me (the Lord) a people” has failed and the people are dispersed because they have not kept their covenant with the Lord. The Lord says in Jeremiah 16:18 “I ...... more
- Ask for the Ancient Paths <br /> October 18, 2018The last verse from today’s reading is the prophet saying in Jeremiah 13:17 “my inner self will weep in secret places” and the first study section is the Lord saying in Jeremiah 5:30 “A horrific event and something horrible has ...... more
- Jerusalem ‘The Throne of Yahweh’ <br /> October 17, 2018The Lord is calling people to himself. This is always his way. And for those that come, there is a new covenant, a new relationship, not just the Ark behind the veil that no one could approach. Now, the Lord ...... more
- Before I Formed You in the Womb <br /> October 16, 2018Reading about Jeremiah’s encounter with the Lord reminds us that God is our creator and what the Lord said here is also true of us in Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you”. There is ...... more
- Yahweh Your God is in Your Midst <br /> October 15, 2018The day of the judgement of the Lord, the day of his wrath, will change things forever. It will be devastating for those that have not accepted the Lord but only a moment in time for those who go on ...... more
- But They Would Not Listen <br /> October 12, 2018Nearing the end of Isaiah’s days as a prophet and at the end of Hezekiah’s life, we have parallel accounts in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles of the life of Manasseh, successor to and son of Hezekiah and then Manasseh’s ...... more
- Bring All Your Countrymen From All the Nations <br /> October 11, 2018There are many reasons people give for their success. It might be their education or their natural intelligence or ability or fortune or destiny as these in Isaiah 65:11 “who forsake Yahweh”. And for these “who set a table for ...... more
- Look, Your Salvation is Coming! <br /> October 10, 2018The Lord has declared salvation for Zion, for Jerusalem and he will change their name from “Forsaken” and from “Desolate” and “his reward is with him”. There is though, in his path, the “day of vengeance”, the year of “blood-vengeance”, ...... more
- Clear the Way! <br /> October 9, 2018It is, and always has been our behavior, our sin that has separated us from God. The Lord says, “Call!”, say “Here is your God!”, “Lift up your voice like a trumpet”, “I will heal him; and I will lead ...... more