Friday, October 18, 2024
We hear the enduring and intimate words of hope and consolation spoken by the prophet Jeremiah, urging God’s people to repent and turn to God. As we read the text, we are reminded that God’s people were slow to listen to Jeremiah, if they listened at all. However, Jeremiah was obedient to God and continued… Read more
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity.” Jeremiah 29:12-14 I remember as a young kid playing hide and seek outside in… Read more
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
When I was about 6 years old, I was at a baseball park for t-ball and Little League with my dad. I was wearing my bright white pants that my mother had cleaned, and I had my full gear on. My dad noticed a big muddy puddle with a tree stump beside it and warned… Read more
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
This is what the LORD says: ‘Let the record show that this man Jehoiachin was childless. He is a failure, for none of his children will succeed him on the throne of David to rule over Judah.’ Jeremiah 22:30 I’ve heard the lament of loving adults who look back when the little ones in their… Read more