War, politics, lies, betrayal, the murdering of innocents, our young men and women in uniform dying on a battle field via men of power; takeovers of nations, riots and lawlessness, sin abounding, the church asleep or complacent for the most part; the gospel diluted, and do we even notice? Through all that is going on … Continue reading For Our Nation
Hear The Word of The Lord
Jeremiah 7:1-11 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2“Stand in the gate of the house of the LORD and proclaim this message: Hear the word of the LORD, all you people of Judah who enter through these gates to worship the LORD. 3Thus says the … Continue reading Hear The Word of The Lord
Jesus Doesn’t Want Just Part of Us
Jesus doesn’t want just part of us,Not just part of us, but all our time.Doesn’t want just what we’ll give to Him,Wants our whole, not part, and not our mime. Our Lord Savior Jesus Christ and GodGave His life up for us on a crossSo that we’d be forgiven our sins,So that we’d live not … Continue reading Jesus Doesn’t Want Just Part of Us
Ask For the Ancient Paths
Jeremiah 6:16-19 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) This is what the LORD says:“Stand at the crossroads and look.Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’17I appointed watchmen over you and said,‘Listen for the sound of … Continue reading Ask For the Ancient Paths
To Whom Can I Give Warning?
Their Ears are Closed Jeremiah 6:10 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “10To whom can I give this warning?Who will listen to me?Look, their ears are closed,so they cannot hear.See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them;they find no pleasure in it.” What kinds of warnings are we given in the New Testament Scriptures? … Continue reading To Whom Can I Give Warning?
What Will You Do?
Foolish and Senseless People Jeremiah 5:20-22 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 20Declare this in the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:21“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people,who have eyes but do not see,who have ears but do not hear.22Do you not fear Me?”declares the LORD… Translated to today, this is speaking to the church … Continue reading What Will You Do?
If You Will Return
Jeremiah 4:1-4 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “1 If you will return, O Israel,return to Me,” declares the LORD.“If you will remove your detestable idols from My sightand no longer waver,2and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’in truth, in justice, and in righteousness,then the nations will be blessed by Him,and in Him … Continue reading If You Will Return
The Human Heart
The human heart from faith departs,The flesh of man, it kicks the can,It dwells in cannots, all things failed,A change in life course, it has bailed. The heart of man, it feeds the flesh,It leaves the person in a mess,And few are those who will confess,Results of sin they’ll not address. For many live in … Continue reading The Human Heart
The Church’s Unfaithfulness to God
I am reading in Jeremiah 2:14-37, but I will only quote a small portion of this passage of Scripture. The subject matter is Israel’s unfaithfulness to God. And biblical Israel today is the church, the body of Christ, of those who are of faith in Jesus Christ. But the gatherings of the church may include … Continue reading The Church’s Unfaithfulness to God
Ungodly Influences in Our Lives
Jeremiah 2:1-5,13 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 1Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says:‘I remember the devotion of your youth,your love as a bride,how you followed Me in the wilderness,in a land not sown.3Israel was holy to the … Continue reading Ungodly Influences in Our Lives
