In Psalm 137 in today’s Bible reading,* we read of the Babylonian captors demanding that God’s people sing their songs for their amusement. The psalmist asks, “How can we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?” God’s people obviously feel differently about their songs than the Babylonians do. Given the words the psalmist says,…
God’s people find themselves captives in a strange land, and they cry out for God’s deliverance in today’s Bible reading*. Asaph records their prayer in Psalm 79. Do not hold past iniquities against us; let your compassion come to us quickly, for we have become very weak. God of our salvation, help us, for the…
Today’s Bible reading* has a definitive statement concerning the promises of God: As sure as the sun rises, God will make good on His covenant promises with His people. You would more likely break God’s covenant with the day and night than break God’s covenant with His people. Wow! “This is what the LORD says:…
Today’s Bible reading* includes some very strong warnings for those entrusted with the care of God’s people. Specifically, Jeremiah is addressing the spiritual leaders people of Judah and Israel. Instead of leading God’s people to gather around the heart of God, these leaders are scattering God’s people. But God promises to bring His people back….
If you want to know what makes God happy, just ask Him! In today’s Bible reading* God tells His people that to delight Him is to understand and know Him. “ This is what the LORD says: The wise person should not boast in his wisdom; the strong should not boast in his strength; the wealthy…
Jeremiah’s main word for His people in today’s Bible reading* is “remember and return to your love.” The word of the LORD came to me: “Go and announce directly to Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: I remember the loyalty of your youth, your love as a bride— how you followed me in…
