SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 17 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? [Jeremiah 17:9] Can anyone say that they really know themselves – who they are, what makes them tick, or why they do the foolish things they do? Especially this last part – why do we do the stupid things…
Author: Norm
loving discipline
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 16 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: For this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Before your eyes and in your days I will bring an end to the sounds of joy and gladness and to the voices of bride and bridegroom in this place. [Jeremiah 16:9] This sounds very harsh; how can God decree such…
my food?
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 15 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, LORD God Almighty. [Jeremiah 15:16] Jeremiah describes how he first responded to God’s calling – he accepted God’s message as if it were food, he willingly received it! His frustration is that by…
where does rain come from?
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 14 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Do any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies themselves send down showers? No, it is you, LORD our God. Therefore our hope is in you, for you are the one who does all this. [Jeremiah 14:22] The land is going through a crisis of famine and drought,…
never let go!
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 13 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: For as a belt is bound around the waist, so I bound all the people of Israel and all the people of Judah to me,’ declares the LORD, ‘to be my people for my renown and praise and honor. But they have not listened.’ [Jeremiah 13:11] If I were going to jump from…
day of judgment for all
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 12 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: This is what the LORD says: “As for all my wicked neighbors who seize the inheritance I gave my people Israel, I will uproot them from their lands and I will uproot the people of Judah from among them. [Jeremiah 12:14] Jeremiah is wondering why God is allowing the godless nations to punish…
fruit
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 11 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The LORD called you a thriving olive tree with fruit beautiful in form. But with the roar of a mighty storm he will set it on fire, and its branches will be broken. [Jeremiah 11:16] There are some important parallels between Jeremiah 11 and Mark 11. In Jeremiah 11, the prophet curses the olive tree, and…
after 40 years!
A special milestone for Val’s Uncle John.
good shepherds?
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 10 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: The shepherds are senseless and do not inquire of the LORD; so they do not prosper and all their flock is scattered. [Jeremiah 10:21] An idol is more than a golden statue, it is any reality or experience that people put their confidence in, other than God Himself. These shepherds (leaders) are called…
this is the life!
SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 9 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: ‘Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth,…