‘The day has come to destroy all the Philistines... The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines... Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh are destroyed’ (Jeremiah 47:4). That seems like ancient history - nothing to do with us! What about this? - ‘A curse on him who is lax in doing the …
Category: Jeremiah
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 “praise.” This praise continues after we leave the place of worship.“Shout” - “I am not ashamed” (Romans 1:16).“Proclaim” - Make the message known: “for the Good News” (Romans 1:1,5-6).This for everyone (Jeremiah 31:8,10).We come as …
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Problems – from outside of ourselves, problems – from within our own hearts
Jeremiah 15:1-21Lord, some of our problems come from outside of ourselves. Other people cause problems for us – ‘This people will fight against you’ (Jeremiah 15:20). Some of our problems come from within our own hearts. Our own sins cause problems for us. There are ‘fightings and fears within’. We are ‘tossed about with many a …
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Is there still hope of God’s blessing?
Jeremiah speaks of God’s judgment - “I’m bringing disaster and widespread destruction ...” (Jeremiah 4:6). This message comes to us as a word of warning, a plea to the people to return to the Lord and find His mercy - “So put on sackcloth, mourn and cry because the Lord’s burning anger hasn’t turned away …
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, we wonder, ‘Will this ever end?’ You, Lord, speak to us Your Word of encouragement. There will be an ‘afterwards.’There will be a ‘restoration of our fortunes.’’The Lord will not cast us off for ever. Though …
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 future, a glorious future, a future full of heavenly and eternal glory. We look ahead to ‘days to come.’We look ahead to the greatest Day of all - the Day of Christ’s Return. It will be …
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 story of our life is summed up in the words: ‘They did not listen or pay attention. They did not obey’ (Jeremiah 11:7-8). Your Word is not just ‘something to think about.’ When You call us to obedience, …
