Jer. 29:11 The Israelites did not obey God. They worshipped other gods and turned away from Him. God punished them and sent them away to captivity. Some were left behind, including Jeremiah. During this time, Hananiah announced that their captivity would only be for two years and that the Israelites would return soon. Just imagine…
Deut. 28:13, 44; Lam. 1:1, 5 In Deuteronomy 28, we see the blessings for obedience and warnings against disobedience. One of the blessings is, “The Lord will make you the head, and not the tail” (Deut.28:13), and the consequence for disobedience is, others “shall be the head and you shall be the tail” (Deut. 28:44). But the…
Jer. 42:10-11; Prov. 19:21 The kingdom of Israel had fallen. The kingdom of Judah survived for roughly 135 more years. Towards its end, Jeremiah was prophesying the word of the LORD to the people of Judah. But the people and their king refused to listen to it. Jeremiah also suffered a lot: he was put…
Jer. 13:1-11; Jn. 15:4-7 The LORD told Jeremiah to take a linen loincloth and to put it on. The LORD then told him to take the linen loincloth to the Euphrates River and to hide it there in a cleft of the rock. Jeremiah did what he was told to do. After many days, the…
Even though the world may change and be in turmoil (cf Ps. 46:2,3); and whatever may happen, God knows (cf. Job 37:16; Ps. 139; 1 Jn. 3:2). He is in control Today, He knows what we are going through and what is happening. He is still in control. Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the…
Introduction The other day, I was accused by my wife for breaking some of her flowers which she looked after so dearly. I did not remember clearly if I was the one who did it. But since she felt pretty sure that it was me, she continued to accost me for it. I did not…