Jeremiah 14:13-15 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 13“Ah, Lord GOD!” I replied, “Look, the prophets are telling them, ‘You will not see the sword or suffer famine, but I will give you lasting peace in this place.’” 14“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them … Continue reading The Prophets are Prophesying Lies
Songs
The Ways of The Nations
Jeremiah 10:1-7 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) 1 Hear the word that the LORD speaks to you, O house of Israel. 2This is what the LORD says:“Do not learn the ways of the nationsor be terrified by the signs in the heavens,though the nations themselves are terrified by them.3For the customs of the peoples are worthless;they … Continue reading The Ways of The Nations
An Ad Campaign
Introduction In the year 1970, Paul Williams and Roger Nichols wrote the song, “We’ve Only Just Begun,” famously recorded by the brother-sister duo, “The Carpenters.” It was originally written for an ad campaign, and it was written as a wedding song. And the Lord put this song in my mind this morning, which He will … Continue reading An Ad Campaign
Walk in His Ways
Jeremiah 7:21-29 BSB (Berean Standard Bible) “21This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves! 22For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, 23but … Continue reading Walk in His Ways
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
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 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
