Devotions

TODAY’s SCRIPTURE : Jeremiah 49-50 Chapters DEVOTIONAs we read Jeremiah 49, 50 and previous chapters as well, it is easy to focus on the prophecies against the nations, but behind those words was a real man carrying an incredibly difficult message from God.I often wonder what Jeremiah must have looked like not only outwardly, but

TODAY’s SCRIPTURE : Jeremiah 43-45 Chapters DEVOTION Jeremiah 44:16-18One of the greatest dangers during difficult seasons is looking for the problem everywhere except within ourselves. After Jerusalem was destroyed, the people fled to Egypt. Instead of turning back to God and examining their disobedience, they hardened their hearts and blamed their troubles on the wrong

TODAY’s SCRIPTURE : Jeremiah 40-42 Chapters DEVOTIONJeremiah 42 Chapter CONTEXTAfter Babylon destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC, a small remnant of people remained in Judah under the leadership of Johanan. After Gedaliah, the appointed governor, was assassinated, the people became afraid of the Babylonians and believed that fleeing to Egypt would be the safest option. So

TODAY’s SCRIPTURE : Jeremiah 37-39 Chapters DEVOTIONImagine being lowered into a muddy cistern and left there to die not because you did something wrong, but because you faithfully delivered God’s message. “So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. It belonged to

TODAY’s SCRIPTURE : Jeremiah 34-36 Chapters DEVOTION Jeremiah 35:13–17The Recabites challenge us with a powerful example of obedience. Their ancestor gave them one simple command to not to drink wine and they faithfully followed it for generations. They obeyed the instruction of a human leader who was imperfect just like you and me. Yet their

TODAY’s SCRIPTURE : Jeremiah 31-33 Chapters DEVOTION“But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel after those days,” says the Lord. “I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭31‬:‭33‬ ‭NLT‬‬

TODAY’s SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 28-30 Chapters DEVOTIONJeremiah 29:7 (NLT)“And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.”Work for the peace and prosperity?where?In exile? That must have sounded strange to the Israelites. They were in Babylon not

TODAY’s SCRIPTURE : Jeremiah 25-27 Chapters DEVOTION Jeremiah 25:2-6Imagine preaching the same message for not for 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 years but for 23 years and still being rejected! Yet Jeremiah never stopped. Because he had committed his life to God, he continued faithfully proclaiming the Lord’s message: , “Turn

TODAY’s SCRIPTURE : Jeremiah 22-24 Chapters DEVOTIONJeremiah 22:15-17 God passed judgment on king Jehoiakim. King Jehoiakim had a godly example in his father, King Josiah. Josiah was one of Judah’s faithful kings who sought to honor God and lead the people in His ways. Yet Jehoiakim chose a different path. He had the privilege of

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE : Jeremiah 19-21 Chapters DEVOTIONJeremiah 20:7-18Jeremiah cried out to God in despair, with both praise and a burdened heart. God had called Jeremiah to proclaim His word. Jeremiah obeyed and faithfully proclaimed what God told him to say. But what did he receive in return? Persecution, rejection, sorrow and suffering. While doing God’s