Tag: jeremiah

“Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord…Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.”   Jeremiah 17:5,7

“Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The Lord.”   Jeremiah 16:21 God’s told Jeremiah that His judgment on

Jeremiah was being faithful to give God’s Word and do God’s Will, but things were not easy for him. He had not done wrong, yet all the people cursed him (v.10). The Lord promised Him that things would go well

Jeremiah 14 is a very sad chapter. The land is ransacked by military invasion, famine, drought, and disease. People are dying everywhere. The people cry out to God for mercy (v.7-9). They plead with Him to deliver and not forsake

Sin promises everything. Instead it destroys everything and leaves nothing. God illustrates this with a linen girdle (belt/sash). He tells Jeremiah to wear the girdle or belt for a while, keep it nice, and then take it to a hole

“I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against

Jeremiah was acting under the direct command and instruction of the Lord. He was doing and saying what God told Him to do and say. Yet, many did not like what he had to say. Their dislike for him was

Jeremiah 10 contains a very important lesson for us. It commands us to, ‘Learn not the way of the heathen…for the customs of the people are vain.’ The challenge in this chapter is to think different from the world, from

All of us love to brag and boast (‘glory’) in our achievements and abilities. Yet we are told by God not to glory in our wisdom, might, or riches. Only one thing should we glory in – that we understand

The people of Jerusalem was intent on going away from God (v.5-7). The Lord asked: Why are they slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? Why do they hold fast to deceit? Why do they refuse to return? Even in the