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Jeremiah 13-14
on October 7th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Jeremiah 13--Verse 25This is your lot, the portion I have measured out to you, declares the Lord, because you have forgotten me and trusted in lies.The Israelites had chosen time and time again to ignore the teachings God had given them. They trusted in the false prophets who were saying what they wanted to hear. Even when God called them to repentance, they continued to diso...  Read More
Jeremiah 11-12
on October 6th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Jeremiah 11—Verse 7For I solemnly warned your fathers when I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, warning them persistently, even to this day, saying, Obey my voice.There is a theme repeated all throughout the Old Testament of the Israelites turning their backs on God, and God continually trying to bring them back to Him. He sends many prophets, does miracles for them, a...  Read More
Jeremiah 9-10
on October 5th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Jeremiah 9--Verse 2If only I had a traveler’s lodging place in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a solemn assembly of treacherous people.Jeremiah had the futile task of urging his fellow Israelites to repent and turn towards God. With none listening, he wished he could just leave them all behind and go live alone in t...  Read More
Jeremiah 7-8
on October 4th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Jeremiah 7--Verse 20Therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, upon man and beast, upon the trees of the field and the fruit of the ground; it will burn and not be quenched.In John 18, after Peter defended Jesus with a sword, Jesus said, “Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given ...  Read More
Jeremiah 5-6
on October 3rd, 2023
Daily Devotional from Jeremiah 6—Verse 10bBehold, their ears are uncircumcised, they cannot listen.What does that mean? Circumcision is the ritual surgery they did on all male babies, to bring them into the covenant as a son of Israel. How can a person’s ears be circumcised? Let’s look at another use of this phrase, from Acts 7:51. Stephen is speaking to the Pharisees, before he was martyred: “You...  Read More
October Reading Plan
on October 2nd, 2023
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Jeremiah 3-4
on October 2nd, 2023
Daily Devotional from Jeremiah 4--Verse 3Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.If the Word of God is seed and your heart is soil, how should you prepare your fields? Well, this verse provides us a few pointers.Number one: Locate the places in your heart that have sat neglected. That’s what we call fallow ground. And, perhaps, it’s time to turn over some fresh soil.Secondly: You mig...  Read More
Jeremiah 1-2
on September 30th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Jeremiah 1--Verse 1But you, dress yourself for work; arise, and say to them everything that I command you. Do not be dismayed by them, lest I dismay you before them.As a young man, Jeremiah didn’t feel equipped to be the prophet God asked him to be. But God reassured Him that He was strengthening him for the task ahead. Jeremiah was obedient in proclaiming God’s word to Jerus...  Read More
Isaiah 65-66
on September 29th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Isaiah 65— Verses 17-19For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy, and her people to be a gladness. I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and...  Read More
Isaiah 63-64
on September 28th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Isaiah 64--Verse 8Yet Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we all are the work of your hands.Have you ever seen an artist throw clay? They take this lump of clay, spin it and mold it into things both useful and beautiful. The process always amazes me. That they can take this lump of earth and transform it into something beautiful.In this verse, I...  Read More
Isaiah 61-62
on September 27th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Isaiah 61--Verse 10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels by.Sometimes it feels good to daydream - to take joy in what the futur...  Read More
Isaiah 59-60
on September 26th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Isaiah 60--Verse 1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.Isaiah is speaking to the nation of Israel in this verse, but it can easily be applied to the church. We are no longer walking in the darkness of trying – and failing – to follow the law, because Jesus our Light has come and redeemed us! And now our job is to shine His light ...  Read More
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