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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
Isaiah 57-58
on September 25th, 2023
Daily Devotional from Isaiah 58--Verse 11The Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places. Do you ever feel like you’ve been scorched by life? Why does God let that happen? Well, let’s put it this way: heat has a way of bringing out the right desires. After running a long distance under a scorching sun, you are going to be awfully thirsty. But probably not for a big C...  Read More
Isaiah 55-56
on September 23rd, 2023
Daily Devotional from Isaiah 55--Verses 8-9For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.Our reading today is all about the compassion of our God. How He brings in those who don’t deserve to be brought in, how He restores all that is broke...  Read More
Isaiah 53-54
on September 22nd, 2023
Daily Devotional from Isaiah 53— Verse 12Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.Another prophecy about Jesus. Jesus was numbered among the transgressors. He died a criminal’s death. An...  Read More
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