Happy New Year At the beginning of a new year, it is natural to evaluate what happened over the last year. Have we accomplished what we had hoped? My Pastor asked, “What did you learn in 2019?” which naturally leads…
Tag: Jeremiah
I Will Walk Before Yahweh (the Lord)
Jeremiah is in Egypt with these who have resisted the word of the Lord at every step. Now they complain that they were better off when they made, in Jeremiah 44:17 “smoke offerings to the queen of heaven”. Jeremiah reacts…
I Am With You to Save You
After about nine months of peace, Ishmael and a small group of men kill Gedaliah and take captives. Johanan and others pursue and in Jeremiah 41:14 “all the people whom Ishmael had taken captive from Mizpah turned around and returned…
The Crown Has Fallen From Our Head
This cry to the Lord in Lamentations 5:1–2 “take note, and see our disgrace! 2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers” is not news to the Lord. It has only come because of Judah’s hard refusal to listen to…
Restore Us O God of Our Salvation
The word of the Lord by his prophets has been fulfilled. The leaders of Judah have been struck down and those that weren’t are deported to Babylon. Some, the poorest, are left behind, but the Lord says in 2 Kings…
I Will Rescue You on That Day
The word of the Lord is fulfilled, the siege of Jerusalem is over. In Jeremiah 39:2 “the city was taken by assault” and the army of Nebuchadnezzar burns the city, takes the gold, silver and bronze from the temple and…
You Must Not Deceive Yourselves
Zedekiah was made king by Nebuchadnezzar and for three years served him, but then rebelled. The Chaldeans encamped around Jerusalem and there seemed no way out. Zedekiah sought help from Egypt and as Pharaohs army approached, the Chaldeans left. But…
According to Your Ways and Your Deeds
The Lord is dealing with the house of Israel and has released a decree in Jeremiah 21:7 “I will give Zedekiah, the king of Judah … into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar”. He describes their coming encounter, a siege that takes…
Things Are No Longer the Same
For many years, life in Jerusalem has been in the hands of the king. And at his side, the prophets inquiring of the Lord. And the Priests in their ministry and teaching of the people. But now the Lord says…
You Have Made This People Trust in a Lie
The word of the Lord has come in Jeremiah 27:17 “serve the king of Babylon”. How is it that this could be right and the will of God? It is only because of the rebellion of the people that this…
If They Had Stood in My Council
There is a place for us to stand in the council of the Lord. Today, that comes in the still small voice, the Holy Spirit that is our teacher, comforter, friend. Jeremiah was pure in heart and yet, they plotted…
Read Aloud All These Words
Babylon has purged Judah taking the skilled and educated and compliant captive, driving out the rebellious, and leaving behind the poorest. Now the Lord hears the cry against Babylon for the slaughter, not just from Judah, but from all affected.…
They Will Ask the Way to Zion
Many say the Bible is the history of Israel, and it is, but it is much more than that. It is a record of the word of the Lord. It is revelation of the way the kingdom of God operates…
Seek the Prosperity of the City
The Lord is separating the people and those that listen to him through Jeremiah go into captivity. How can this be for their good? But to those that go and trust him, he says in Jeremiah 29:7 ‘in its (Babylons)…
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