Joshua 1

The words we have recorded as Psalm 80 in our Bibles are thought to have been written during the Babylonian captivity or possibly during some other time of serious distress of God’s people.  Whatever the time, it is obvious the Psalmist desired the saving power that could only come from one source.  “Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved!” (Psalms 80:3)  Twice more in this same chapter these words are repeated with slight additions.  “Restore us,…

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God is love (1 John 4:8), but that does not mean that His people are free to disobey His word.  God sent word thru Jeremiah to the Jews letting them know His displeasure with their actions.  “Yet I persistently sent to you all my servants the prophets, saying, ‘Oh, do not do this abomination that I hate!’  But they did not listen or incline their ear, to turn from their evil and make no offerings to other gods.  Therefore my wrath…

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Jeremiah brought commands from God to King Zedekiah, but the king doubted the plan.  “King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Judeans who have deserted to the Chaldeans, lest I be handed over to them and they deal cruelly with me.”  Jeremiah said, “You shall not be given to them. Obey now the voice of the LORD in what I say to you, and it shall be well with you, and your life shall be spared.” (Jeremiah 38:19-20)…

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Even though they were God’s chosen people, at times the Jews were extremely disobedient to Him.  During one of these periods of disobedience, the Rechabites were used as an attempt of a wake up call to the Jews.  They were told to order the Rechabites to drink wine.  Of course God knew how these people would respond.  “We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all…

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God spoke thru Jeremiah and listed out a lot of things that were going to happen, but verse 22 of chapter 30 sums up a good motivator for us today “You shall be My people, And I will be your God.” Today’s reading: Jeremiah 26-29

We may not always understand what is going on in this life, but God does.  “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)  Here He is telling His people to stay strong while they are in captivity for many years.  Sometimes our patience struggles to last for a few days but He was asking them to hang on for years….

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Jeremiah repeated the words from God to the people, but that did not make him very popular.  “And when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, “You shall die!”  (Jeremiah 26:8)  Jeremiah did not back down after this threat, but continued to warn the people.  He was doing as God had commanded him and knew that…

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God told Jeremiah to go down to the potter’s house and He would speak to him there.  As the potter was working on a vessel and it messed up, he just reworked the clay and seemed pleased with his work.  God uses this example to compare to His connection with His people.  “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the LORD. Behold, like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you…

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We know there is only one true God, but in the Bible we read of many false gods that were worshiped.  Jehovah God was not happy anytime a false god was created.  “Can man make for himself gods? Such are not gods!  Therefore, behold, I will make them know, this once I will make them know my power and my might, and they shall know that my name is the LORD.” (Jeremiah 16:21)  Throughout the Bible He used many different methods…

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In Jeremiah chapter 10 the Israelites are warned about being influenced too much by those they would be living around.  “Thus says the LORD: “Learn not the way of the nations, nor be dismayed at the signs of the heavens because the nations are dismayed at them,” (Jeremiah 10:2)  Superstition and idolatry were prevalent in this area and He wanted them to know how He felt about those things.  “They are both stupid and foolish; the instruction of idols is but wood!” (Jeremiah…

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