In The Word Read: Matthew 20:29-21:22 Sight for the Blind 29 As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. 30 And two blind men sitting by the road, hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” 31 The crowd sternly told them to be quiet, but they cried out […]
Month: March 2018
What’s in It for Me?
In The Word Read: Matthew 19:23-20:28 23 And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. 24 Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter […]
Seriousness of Marriage Vows
In The Word Read: Matthew 19:1-22 Concerning Divorce 19 When Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan; 2 and large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there. 3 Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his […]
Ripe or Rotten?
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 24-25 Baskets of Figs and the Returnees 24 After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the officials of Judah with the craftsmen and smiths from Jerusalem and had brought them to Babylon, the Lord showed me: behold, two baskets of figs […]
The Potter’s Hands
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 17:19-18:23 The Sabbath Must Be Kept 19 Thus the Lord said to me, “Go and stand in the public gate, through which the kings of Judah come in and go out, as well as in all the gates of Jerusalem; 20 and say to them, ‘Listen to the word of the Lord, kings […]
Consequences
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 14-15 Drought and a Prayer for Mercy 14 That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah in regard to the drought: 2 “Judah mourns And her gates languish; They sit on the ground in mourning, And the cry of Jerusalem has ascended. 3 “Their nobles have sent their servants for water; […]
Be Good for Something
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 13 The Ruined Waistband 13 Thus the Lord said to me, “Go and buy yourself a linen waistband and put it around your waist, but do not put it in water.” 2 So I bought the waistband in accordance with the word of the Lord and put it around my waist. 3 Then the […]
Worshipping False Gods
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 9:23-10:25 23 Thus says the Lord, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; 24 but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the […]
Wiser than the Animals
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 8:4-9:22 4 “You shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Do men fall and not get up again? Does one turn away and not repent? 5 “Why then has this people, Jerusalem, Turned away in continual apostasy? They hold fast to deceit, They refuse to return. 6 “I have listened and heard, They […]
Religious Duty Will Never Suffice
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 5-6 Not One Is Upright 5 “Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth, I will forgive this city. 2 Although they say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’ still they […]