In The Word Read: Jeremiah 9:23-10:25 23 This is what the Lord says: “Let no wise man boast of his wisdom, nor let the mighty man boast of his might, nor a rich man boast of his riches; 24 but let the one who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord who exercises mercy, justice, and righteousness […]
Month: March 2021
Wiser than the Animals
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 8:4-9:22 4 “You shall say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Do people fall and not get up? Does one turn away and not repent? 5 Why has this people, Jerusalem, Turned away in continual apostasy? They hold on to deceit, They refuse to return. 6 I have listened and heard, They have spoken what is not […]
Moving Forward
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 7:1-8:3 Message at the Temple Gate 7 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 “Stand at the gate of the Lord’s house and proclaim there this word, and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah, who enter by these gates to worship the Lord!’” 3 This is what the Lord of armies, […]
Religious Duty Will Never Suffice
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 5-6 Jerusalem’s Godlessness 5 “Roam about through the streets of Jerusalem, And look and take notice. And seek in her public squares, If you can find a person, If there is one who does justice, who seeks honesty, Then I will forgive her. 2 And although they say, ‘As the Lord lives,’ Certainly they swear […]
Faith Misplaced
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 2:1-3:5 Judah’s Apostasy 2 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘This is what the Lord says: “I remember regarding you the devotion of your youth, Your love when you were a bride, Your following after Me in the wilderness, Through a land not […]
Abandon My Way for His Way
In The Word Read: Jeremiah 1 Jeremiah’s Call and Commission 1 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,2 to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. 3 It came also in the […]
Humility is the Way
In The Word Read: Matthew 18:1-35 Rank in the Kingdom 18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And He called a child to Himself and set him among them, 3 and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you change and become like children, you will not enter […]
Increase Your Faith
In The Word Read: Matthew 17:14-27 The Demon-possessed Boy 14 When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying, 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16 And I brought […]
Deny Yourself
In The Word Read: Matthew 16:21-17:13 Jesus Foretells His Death 21 From that time Jesus began to point out to His disciples that it was necessary for Him to go to Jerusalem and to suffer many things from the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and to be raised up on the third day.22 And yet Peter […]
The Messiah
In The Word Read: Matthew 16:1-20 Pharisees and Sadducees Test Jesus 16 The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and putting Jesus to the test, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3 And in the morning, ‘There will be a storm […]