Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Jeremiah

He Will Not Remove It

JEREMIAH 10:19 – Woe is me because of my hurt! My wound is grievous. But I said, “Truly this is an affliction, and I must bear it.” THEME OF THE DAY. HE WILL NOT REMOVE IT. We each will have one. Obviously, it will vary because of our individuality in our relationship with the Lord, but we are going to have one.…

Is This Our God?

JEREMIAH 9:23–24 – Thus says the LORD: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the…

How Would God Have Us Seek Him?

JEREMIAH 29:12-13 – Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. THEME OF THE DAY. HOW WOULD GOD HAVE US SEEK HIM? Today’s scripture is a familiar text to most Christians. It is a great promise from our…

Never Trust Yourself

JEREMIAH 17:9 – The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? THEME OF THE DAY. NEVER TRUST YOURSELF. The evidence is everywhere. The carnage stretches across many families and churches. The horrible results are not difficult to see. The pain is felt by many. I am referring to the damage that occurs when individuals rely upon…

It Isn’t About Us

JEREMIAH 14:7 – Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord, for your name’s sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you. 1 JOHN 2:12 – I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake. THEME OF THE DAY. IT ISN’T ABOUT US. There is a verse that opens the one…

What Are We Drinking?

JEREMIAH 2:12-13 – Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate, declares the Lord, for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water. THEME OF THE DAY. WHERE ARE WE DRINKING? As a young boy, I remember those fond…