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Jeremiah 1:6-8 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 6 But I protested, “Oh no, Lord, God! Look, I don’t know how to speak since I am only a youth.” 7 Then the Lord said to me: Do not say, “I am only a youth,” for you will go to everyone I send you to and speak whatever I tell…

I am not sure if this is an affliction you share with me but when I hear “I the Lord do not change.” it can be easy to jump to hasty conclusions. We ought to take care in how we judge God. God does not learn. God says both destroy them completely (speaking of the idolatrous nations in Deuteronomy whose…

15 Then the Lord said to me, “Take again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.16 For I am going to raise up a shepherd over the land who will not care for the lost, or seek the young, or heal the injured, or feed the healthy, but will eat the meat of the choice sheep, tearing off their hooves.…

5 Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.6 You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.” Haggai 1:5-6 Does this sound like you…

Peace. It is a word we accept as good, something desirable. As I start to think about the idea of peace, however, I start to wonder what peace really means. So, first, off to that faithful creature, the thesaurus, to get an idea of what we’re about here. The first peace I see is the…

A message to ancient Israel. A message to us today? This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “‘Even now, if you quit your evil ways, I will let you stay in your own land…But I will be merciful only if you stop your evil thoughts and deeds and start treating each…

Here is a very familiar verse. for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23 This should disturb you very much. You are part of “all” and so you have fallen short–you’ve failed. Perhaps you gain some comfort from the fact that *all* have sinned. We’re all in the same situation…

In just a few days at the beach it is impressive at the differences can be found in the behavior of the ocean. Today the waves were big and frequent, pummeling people as they try to advance into the ocean. People got knocked down a great deal and tire quickly. They might look for a break…

From yesterday in Isaiah 37:18-20 18 Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands, 19 and have cast their gods into the fire. For they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed. 20 So now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the…

In Isaiah chapter 36 a mighty army of Assyria comes against Jerusalem. It is an army that the people have no hope of repulsing. It is so bad that the messenger from Assyria says to the people “How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master’s servants?” What is worse, this…