In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town.4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the...

 Now muster your troops, O daughter[b] of troops; siege is laid against us; with a rod they strike the judge of Israel on the cheek. 2  But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to...

 Now muster your troops, O daughter[b] of troops; siege is laid against us; with a rod they strike the judge of Israel on the cheek. 2  But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to...

You have wearied the Lord with your words. “How have we wearied him?” you ask. By saying, “All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased with them” or “Where is the God of justice?” 3 “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before...

For the next few weeks, I will center our devotions around the Advent season. Some of the texts are familiar but it is always good for us to return to what we know or what we think we know.  Now muster your troops, O daughter[b] of troops; siege is laid against us;...

  Yesterday we ended our devotion thinking about the wound that our sin is to God. We often fail to consider what our sin does to God; we continue that thought this morning.   Look at 9:7-11    The people might try arguing with God, but He says; What else can I do?...

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...

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...

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...

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,...