“’Now, gird up your loins and arise, and speak to them all which I command you. Do not be dismayed before them, or I will dismay you before them. Now behold, I have made you today as a fortified city and as a pillar of iron and as walls of bronze against the whole land, … Continue reading As a Pillar of Iron
Jeremiah
Concerning All Their Wickedness
“The word of the Lord came to me a second time saying, ‘What do you see?’ And I said, ‘I see a boiling pot, facing away from the north.’ Then the Lord said to me, ‘Out of the north the evil will break forth on all the inhabitants of the land. For, behold, I am … Continue reading Concerning All Their Wickedness
Everywhere He Sends Us
Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,And before you were born I consecrated you;I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”Then I said, “Alas, Lord God!Behold, I do not know how to speak,Because I am a youth.”But the Lord said to me,“Do … Continue reading Everywhere He Sends Us
Things Which You Do Not Know
“Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still confined in the court of the guard, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it, the Lord is His name, “Call to Me and I will answer you, and I … Continue reading Things Which You Do Not Know
What are God’s Plans for Us?
“For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you … Continue reading What are God’s Plans for Us?
They Have Turned Their Back to God
“They have turned their back to Me and not their face; though I taught them, teaching again and again, they would not listen and receive instruction. But they put their detestable things in the house which is called by My name, to defile it. They built the high places of Baal that are in the … Continue reading They Have Turned Their Back to God
The Hope of Israel
“O Lord, the hope of Israel,All who forsake You will be put to shame.Those who turn away on earth will be written down,Because they have forsaken the fountain of living water, even the Lord.Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed;Save me and I will be saved,For You are my praise.” (Jeremiah 17:13-14 NASB1995) … Continue reading The Hope of Israel
Put Your Trust In The Lord
“Thus says the Lord,‘Cursed is the man who trusts in mankindAnd makes flesh his strength,And whose heart turns away from the Lord.For he will be like a bush in the desertAnd will not see when prosperity comes,But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,A land of salt without inhabitant.Blessed is the man who trusts … Continue reading Put Your Trust In The Lord
The Pure in Heart
Jeremiah 17:9-10 ESV “The heart is deceitful above all things,and desperately sick;who can understand it?‘I the Lord search the heartand test the mind,to give every man according to his ways,according to the fruit of his deeds.’” I sometimes hear other people and some pastors quote verse nine here and apply it to all people, including … Continue reading The Pure in Heart
Leading You Into Futility
Thus says the Lord of hosts,“Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you.They are leading you into futility;They speak a vision of their own imagination,Not from the mouth of the Lord.“They keep saying to those who despise Me,‘The Lord has said, “You will have peace”’;And as for everyone who … Continue reading Leading You Into Futility
Run With It 