"Do Not Omit a Word!" (8/14)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Jeremiah 26-29. “In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Stand in the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah who have come to worship […]

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Nebuchadnezzar, My Servant (8/13)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Jeremiah 23-25. “Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Because you have not obeyed My words, behold, I will send and take all the families of the north,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will send to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land […]

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Woe to the Oppressive Rulers (8/12)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Jeremiah 18-22. “‘Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, who uses his neighbor’s services without pay and does not give him his wages, who says, “I will build myself a roomy house with spacious upper rooms, and cut out its windows, […]

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You Too Have Done Evil and Have Not Listened (8/11)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Jeremiah 14-17. “Now when you tell this people all these words, they will say to you, ‘For what reason has the Lord declared all this great calamity against us? And what is our iniquity, or what is our sin which we have committed against the Lord our God?’ Then […]

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Can the Leopard Change His Spots? (8/10)

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Thought from today’s Bible reading from Jeremiah 10-13. “Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil” (Jeremiah 13:23, NIV). Some wrongfully use this verse to argue that man is born in sin and cannot get out of sin without some direct […]

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“I Alone Am Left”

Elijah at Horeb

After contending with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel and proving to the people the power of God, Elijah was forced to flee from the wrath of Jezebel. He then spoke to the Lord at Horeb about what was troubling him. “Then he came there to a cave and lodged there; and behold, the […]

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"Let Him Who Boasts Boast of This" (8/9)

Daily Notes & Observations

Thought from today’s Bible reading from Jeremiah 7-9. “Thus says the Lord, ‘Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that […]

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