Scripture: Jeremiah 17:7 Happy are those who trust in the LORD, who rely on the LORD. Thought for the Day: One of my favorite authors is Barbara Brown Taylor. In her book, An Altar in the World, Brown writes: What is saving my life now is the conviction that there is no spiritual treasure to be found apart from the bodily experiences of human life on earth. My
Scripture: Jeremiah 15:16 When your words turned up, I feasted on them; and they became my joy, the delight of my heart, because I belong to you, LORD God of heavenly forces. Thought for the Day: Have you ever felt as if you were called by God to do something, started doing it, and then thought to yourself, why did I say YES. Chapter 15 is Jeremiah’s lament
Scripture: Jeremiah 9:24 No, those who boast should boast in this: that they understand and know me. I am the LORD who acts with kindness, justice, and righteousness in the world, and I delight in these things, declares the LORD. Thought for the Day: For me, this is one of the pivotal scriptures in the book of Jeremiah. In just a few words, we are reminded of who
Scripture: Jeremiah 9:4-5 Be wary of your friends! Don’t trust your sibling! Every sibling is a cheater, and every friend traffics in slander. One cheats the other; no one tells the truth; they train themselves to lie; they wear themselves out by doing wrong. Thought for the Day: Let’s be real – not EVERY sibling is a cheat and not EVERY friend’s primary communication tool is slander. The
Scripture: Jeremiah 6:16 The LORD proclaims: Stop at the crossroads and look around; ask for the ancient paths. Where is the good way? Then walk in it and find a resting place for yourselves. But you said, “We won’t go!” Thought for the Day: Stop and smell the roses! This verse of scripture almost sounds as if it is attempting to say the same thing, and the response
Scripture: Jeremiah 2:25-28 Don’t run about until your feet are blistered and your throat is parched. But you say, “What’s the use? I have fallen in love with foreign gods, and I must pursue them.” As a thief is ashamed when caught in his tracks, so the people of Israel are ashamed— their kings, officials, priests, and prophets—when they say to a piece of wood, “You are my
Scripture: Jeremiah 2:13 My people have committed two crimes: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water. And they have dug wells, broken wells that can’t hold water. Thought for the Day: The poetry of this verse is really quite stunning. It uses the metaphor of living water (in Hebrew – it is the same as flowing water, thus not stagnant). Though it is interesting how the
Scripture: Jeremiah 2:8 The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ Those who deal with the law did not know me; the leaders rebelled against me. The prophets prophesied by Baal, following worthless idols. Thought for the Day: As we are a couple weeks into a study of Jeremiah, there have been numerous times where a phrase or verse has left ME a bit uncomfortable… uncomfortable in
Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:7-8 Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel: “Be strong and bold, for you are the one who will go with this people into the land that the Lord has sworn to their ancestors to give them; and you will put them in possession of it. It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you;
Scripture: Acts 28:31 Unhindered and with complete confidence, continue to preach God’s kingdom and to teach about the Lord Jesus Christ. Thought for the Day: The Book of Acts ends with Paul under house arrest, yet he continued to welcome many people and preach boldly. Though the Bible has no mention of Paul’s death, Christian history and storytelling places it between 63 – 68AD. What allowed Paul, especially