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….
Today’s Bible reading* paints a bleak picture of the human condition: we all have a deceitful heart. In fact, our hearts are desperately sick. I mentioned a few days ago that Jeremiah had more to say about the heart. The heart is more deceitful than anything else, and incurable—who can understand it? I, the LORD,…
Today’s Bible reading* includes some of the darkest words in the entire Bible. Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for the well-being of these people. If they fast, I will not hear their cry of despair. If they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I will not accept them. Rather, I will…
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…
In today’s Bible reading* God recounts His charge against His people. Yes, they had disobeyed, but their actions weren’t God’s main concern. Mainly, He was concerned about their stubborn and rebellious heart. “But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and have gone away. They have not said to themselves, ‘Let’s…
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…
