Month: September 2012
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Pulled out of the Pit
“So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern … And there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud. When Ebed-melech the Ethiopian… said to the king, “My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they did to Jeremiah the prophet by…
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Bonds of Peace
Recently you repented and did what was right, following my command. You freed your slaves and made a solemn covenant with me in the Temple that bears my name. But now you have shrugged off your oath and defiled my name by taking back the men and women you had freed, forcing them to be…
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Signposts and Landmarks
“Set up signposts, Make landmarks; Set your heart toward the highway. They way in which you went. Turn back, O virgin of Israel, Turn back to these your cities.” Jeremiah 31:21 In Jeremiah 31 — God is yearning for His people to return to Him. It’s an amazingly undignified thing for the Father to do.…
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Pages and Portraits
I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you. Jeremiah 31:3 As I continue my journey through Jeremiah, I am struck by God’s great love for His people. It’s a love that is everlasting, committed and faithful. I have been thinking a bit about weddings as I am preparing…
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When Pondering is better than Proclaiming
Now as they came down from the mountain, He commanded them that they should tell no one the things they had seen…Mark 9:9 These were the words spoken as the four figures came trudging down the mountainside. Peter, James and John had just seen Jesus for all He truly was. He was transfigured before their…
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Finding Friendship
As I read through the book of Jeremiah, I see not only a faithful prophet — but a man of intense loneliness. Commanded by God not to take a wife or enjoy the blessings of family, Jeremiah was literally alone. His message put him at odds with his nation and his peers as well. Yet Jeremiah faithfully rose…
Invited & Called 