Jeremiah was not a popular prophet. He didn’t tell the people what they wanted to hear. He wasn’t concerned with … More
Category: Jeremiah
Where is the Word of the Lord?
“Where is the Word of the Lord? Let it come!” (Jeremiah 17:15). The Word of the Lord comes. It comes … More
The human situation, the divine solution …
Jeremiah 31:15-20 The human situation, the divine solution * “She refuses to be comforted” (Jeremiah 31:15). Often, we dig a hole … More
Real Peace – And No Peace
The proclamation of peace with God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1) must be carefully dissociated from … More
A Human Problem That Needs – And Has – A Divine Solution
“The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure” (Jeremiah 17:9). What did Jeremiah mean when he said this? … More
Bad News About Ourselves … Good News From God
Can … a leopard change its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil” (Jeremiah 13:23). … More
Lord, Your Word challenges us to think seriously about ourselves …
Jeremiah 13:1-27 ‘These wicked people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their hearts and … More
In The Hands Of The Potter
Jeremiah 18:1-23 This is what the Lord is doing in our lives. He is ‘the Potter’. We are no more … More
God’s Word speaks against us so that we might learn not to speak against God’s Word.
God’s Word speaks against us so that we might learn not to speak against God’s Word. God calls us to … More
Listening to what the Lord has to say to us will mean being ready to revise our own ideas.
Jeremiah’s ministry was a call from God to the people – a call to “listen to the Word of the … More
Make Sure You’re Not Arguing With God!
“Here is a favourite trick people have, when they resist God’s will – they do not dare oppose God openly, … More
Do We Seek Great Things For Ourselves – Or For God?
“Amidst his ministry to the nations, this spiritual giant has time for a penetrating word for his scribe. Often the … More
It Won’t Be Easy!
“All that will live godly will suffer persecution. Jeremiah is put in a foul dungeon for being faithful to God’s … More
Make Sure That You’re On The Lord’s Side!
“Doom comes at last, and all that Jeremiah had prophesied came to pass. Note verses 11 and 12. In the … More
Don’t Let Familiarity Breed Contempt!
“The impressive thing here is the respect shown to Jeremiah by the pagan authorities. Strange, is it not that the … More
The Return Of God’s Blessing
“Once the stroke of God is past, the air clears and a better spirit pervades the community,under Gedaliah’s kindly governorship. … More
Watch Where You’re Going!
“Now see where one man’s jealousy has led! The remnant feel themselves forced to go down to Egypt. Egypt has … More
In The Wilderness
“The wilderness (Jeremiah 31:2) is God’s ‘qualifying’ class for His children! We have so often to learn the hard way! … More
The Joy Of God’s Love
“Learn here that God’s love (Jeremiah 31:3) is the source of true joy and gladness and rejoicing. If we are … More
In The Sunshine
“What price now those who say that the Old Testament God is a grim, harsh God? Bathe in the sunshine … More
Expect Great Things From God!
“When God gives dreams (Jeremiah 31:26), they come to pass. Have we faith to take (Jeremiah 31:28) Scotland in our … More
A New Heart And A New Life
“Note the twofold blessing of this new covenant – forgiveness and a new heart to keep His commandments. O the … More
Seeing Beyond The Things That Are Happening Right Now
“You get some idea of Jeremiah’s faith in this intriguing story. Nothing seemed less likely than that the land would … More
Are You Under A Cloud Today? …
“Jeremiah’s horizon stretches to the heathen nations – here it is Egypt, and the outlook is dark, as it is … More
Are We Learning To Turn From Sin And Turn To God?
“If people do the same in Egypt as they have done at home, the same punishment will overtake them. One … More
Everlasting Love
“I have loved you with an everlasting love” (Jeremiah 31:3). God loves us. This isn’t for some perfect people who’ve … More
Through the power of the Spirit of God …
Jeremiah 48:1-49:6; 2 Timothy 1:1-18; Psalm 119:81-88 “A curse on him who is lax in doing the Lord’s work!” (Jeremiah … More
The Lord’s people must not be afraid to stand up for Him …
Jeremiah 52:1-34; Titus 1:1-16; Psalm 119:105-112 The final chapter of Jeremiah speaks of the fall of Jerusalem, followed by captivity … More
Less of ourselves – and more of our Saviour …
Jeremiah 7:1-8:3 – ‘Stop believing these deceitful words, “We are safe! This is the temple of the Lord, the temple … More
The blessing of God is not to be kept to ourselves …
Jeremiah 4:1-18 – ‘If you will return, O Israel,… then the nations will be blessed…’ (1-2). We are not only … More
The eternal God and His eternal purpose for our lives …
JEREMIAH 1:1-19 – To understand Jeremiah’s story, we must look ‘behind the scenes’: ‘The Word of the Lord came to … More
God’s love, God’s Son, God’s command, God’s purpose …
Easter Sunday Morning: Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 or Matthew … More
We need the Holy Spirit – and we need the Holy Scriptures …
Seventh Sunday of Easter: Acts 1:15- 17, 21-26; Psalm 1 (or Jeremiah 10:1-10a); Psalm 108; 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19 … More
The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world …
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: Genesis 22:1-12; Psalm 13 or Jeremiah 28:5-9; Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42 Let us … More
God’s greatest gift – Jesus …
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17 or Jeremiah 20:7-13; Psalm 69:7-10, (11-15), 16-18; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 19:24-30 … More
One Year Bible: Days 243-272
Day 243 Micah 5:1-7:20; 2 Corinthians 5:1-10; Proverbs 21:17-26 God wipes out the shadow of our past – He “pardons sin” … More
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c or Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26:1-8; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 16:21-28
The work of God makes progress when God’s people move forward together. Salvation, service, personal faith, life among God’s people … More
God’s Word – In Increased Strength
“Vain are men’s efforts to quench God’s plans. Put the prophets in prison, burn the Bibles, but God’s Word cannot … More
Better To Play With Dynamite … !
“Jehoiakim started something here that has come into fashion again in our time – cutting up God’s Word with a … More
When We Have Doubts …
“How human all this is! Jeremiah did as God bade him, and bought the field (Jeremiah 32:1-15); then the doubts … More
The God Of The Impossible
“Doubts come because we feel God might not be able to do the impossible. What a blessing is here in … More
God is waiting to bless you. Will you come to Him and be blessed?
“Remember, God is promising these blessings to a repentant people – that must never be left out. His promises are … More
What a wonder-working God is ours!
“This points forward to the coming of Israel’s King, Christ. What a wonder-working God is ours! He gives the oil … More
Satan can do no more than God allows.
“One marvels at the grace God shows even in His wrath to wicked men. Captivity is ordained for Zedekiah, yet … More
We Need More Than Rules And Regulations.
“The Rechabites had remained faithful to the voice of a man, yet Judah, spoken to by God Himself, had been … More
Don’t Lose Hope!
“6 “‘Alas, sword of the Lord, how long till you rest? Return to your sheath; cease and be still.’ 7 But … More
Don’t Try To Fool God.
“This return to obedience (Jeremiah 34:9) came alas, too late, and anyhow, it fell through very quickly. It was simply … More
Faithfulness Is More Important Than Popularity.
“It is easy to impute unworthy motives to those we dislike (Jeremiah 37:13). When we once incur another’s dislike, nothing … More
A New Beginning (some thoughts from the Scriptures)
Genesis 1:1-3 ‘Genesis’ means ‘beginning’. Its opening verses challenge us to get our priorities right. (a) the priority of God(1) … More
Lord, Your Word was written many centuries ago – but it still has a great deal to do with us!
‘The day has come to destroy all the Philistines… The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines… Woe to you, … More
The best thing I can tell you is God loves you.
“He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap” (Ecclesiastes 11:4). “I have … More
Real praise continues after we leave the place of worship.
Jeremiah 31:7-14“Sing with joy” (Jeremiah 31:7,12-13).This is to be our response to the Gospel. It’s more than a singalong. It’s … More
Everything Can Be Turned Around – By God!
“This chapter reads like a whirlwind! And the Lord is in the whirlwind. What has angered God at Moab? See … More
‘I know the plans I have for you… to give you a future and a hope.’
Jeremiah 29:1-32 ‘I know the plans I have for you… to give you a future and a hope.’ Lord, this … More
Lord, when You call us to obedience, we’re not to say, ‘I’ll think about that later.’
Jeremiah 11:1-23 Lord, You speak Your Word to us. You call us to obedience. You say to us, ‘Obey My voice.’ Often, Lord, the … More
Lord, You’re calling us on to Your future, a glorious future, a future full of heavenly and eternal glory.
Jeremiah 49:23-39 ‘I will restore the fortunes… in days to come’ (Jeremiah 49:39). Lord, You’re calling us on to Your … More
Praying Through God’s Word: Jeremiah
Jeremiah 1:1-19 Serving You, Lord, doesn’t begin with our choice. It begins with Your call. The initiative is Yours – … More
May there come a time when we will be able to look back at our most distressing circumstances and say from the heart, ‘God meant it for good.’
Jeremiah 49:1-22 ‘Afterwards I will restore the fortunes…’ (Jeremiah 49:6). Sometimes, Lord, when we’re going through a particularly difficult time, … More
What are you to do when you feel that your time of suffering is never going to end?
‘Afterwards I will restore the fortunes…’ (Jeremiah 49:6). Sometimes, when you’re going through a particularly difficult time, you may wonder, … More
Jeremiah 51-52
Jeremiah 51:1-33 – ‘Lift up a banner in the land! Blow the trumpet among the nations!’ (27). God calls us … More
