Devotion on Jeremiah 8:4-10-25

As we make our way through these 3 chapters, keep your Bible open and we will look at the material in smaller pieces. It is at times hard for us to hear a relentless message of judgment, but the Lord has a purpose for the “weight” of Jeremiah’s prophecy…a purpose for...

Devotion on Jeremiah 7:1-8:3 pt. 2

Yesterday we asked the question: Is our relationship with God conditional or unconditional? Does our standing with the Lord depend on our faithfulness to the Lord, or on the Lord’s faithfulness to us? Christians often say things like: my relationship with the Lord...

Devotion on Jeremiah 7:1-8:3 pt. 1

Ephraim is a faithful Jewish man who lives in the 4th century BC. He has a business, a wife and 4 kids. Ephraim is faithful to go to the temple and he keeps the feast days and the law of Moses with all seriousness. He makes sure his children do what good Jewish...

Devotion on Jeremiah 4:5-31

The word from the prophet Jeremiah is to return to the Lord. His ministry lasts for decades and yet the people would not, and did not repent. Jeremiah knew this was going to happen, remember the Lord told him at the beginning that the people would not listen, and now,...

Devotion on Jeremiah 3:12-4:4

READ 3:12-18 The appeal to come back or to return to the Lord, comes three times in these verses, 12, 14, and 22 and Jeremiah does so with a bit of a linguistic twist. Literally he says, “Turn back, turn away Israel.” Now, before we get to the condition and the...

Devotion on Jeremiah 3:6-4:4

[As we look at his section of Jeremiah, again I would ask that you get your Bible out and follow along!] Perhaps you have read, or watched a show, or even more powerfully seen in person or experienced, someone, let’s say a son or daughter, who realizes that they have...