“In the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month—that was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon—Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, who served the king of Babylon, entered Jerusalem. And he burned the house of the Lord, and the king’s house and all the houses of Jerusalem; every great houseContinue reading “If Only”
Category Archives: Jeremiah
A Payday Someday
“When you finish reading this book, tie a stone to it and cast it into the midst of the Euphrates, and say, ‘Thus shall Babylon sink, to rise no more, because of the disaster that I am bringing upon her, and they shall become exhausted.’ ” Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.” (Jeremiah 51:63–64, ESV)Continue reading “A Payday Someday”
Shepherds Needed
“My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, turning them away on the mountains. From mountain to hill they have gone. They have forgotten their fold.” (Jeremiah 50:6, ESV) I was fishing with a good pastor friend one afternoon and we discussed the pastoral ministry. We talked about the preponderance ofContinue reading “Shepherds Needed”
Shepherds Needed
“My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, turning them away on the mountains. From mountain to hill they have gone. They have forgotten their fold.” (Jeremiah 50:6, ESV) I was fishing with a good pastor friend one afternoon and we discussed the pastoral ministry. We talked about the preponderance ofContinue reading “Shepherds Needed”
Future Promised
““In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, the people of Israel and the people of Judah shall come together, weeping as they come, and they shall seek the Lord their God. They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the LordContinue reading “Future Promised”
Light At the End of the Tunnel
““But fear not, O Jacob my servant, nor be dismayed, O Israel, for behold, I will save you from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease, and none shall make him afraid. Fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, for IContinue reading “Light At the End of the Tunnel”
Overcoming Discouragement
“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: . . . do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you your life as a prize of war in all places to which youContinue reading “Overcoming Discouragement”
A Dog Returns to Its Vomit
“But we will do everything that we have vowed, make offerings to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we did, both we and our fathers, our kings and our officials, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, andContinue reading “A Dog Returns to Its Vomit”
Obedience Over Fear
“Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes: “Take in your hands large stones and hide them in the mortar in the pavement that is at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah, and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, theContinue reading “Obedience Over Fear”
They Never Learn
“Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to all the word with which the Lord your God sends you to us. Whether it is good or bad, we will obey the voice of the Lord our God to whom weContinue reading “They Never Learn”
