Daily Devotion

DO YOU HAVE A NEW HEART?

DO YOU HAVE A NEW HEART?

Instead of God's law being outside of them, the Lord would write it on their heart that is their mind and will. After those days" means after Israel's return from exile. "Writing on the heart" suggests a contrast with the Old Mosaic Covenant, which was written on...

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SEEKING GOD

SEEKING GOD

At the end of the Exile, God's people would call out to Him in prayer. God promised to listen to them. They would find Him when they sought Him wholeheartedly. God expects us a Christians today to do the same thing. Matthew 7:7-8 says “Ask, and it will be given to...

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A NEW HEART

A NEW HEART

God would give them a heart to know Him because, as Yahweh (The self-existent God) He loves and cares for all people. They would resume the covenant relationship as Chosen People with God, because the people would repent and return to God wholeheartedly. This...

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THE WORK OF GOD’S WORD

THE WORK OF GOD’S WORD

The false prophets could tell their dreams just as the true prophets could declare the Lord's words. But it would become clear eventually that the difference between these prophecies was as great as that between straw and grain. The one was weak and worthless,...

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READING GOD’S WORD

READING GOD’S WORD

When the priests discovered God's Word in the temple during King Josiah's reign Jeremiah had read it with great passion. For Jeremiah it had become his delight and a joy to his soul in contrast to the majority of people who despised it. The Lord's words included...

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HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD

HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD

Notice in this section Acts 8:4-8 that this is right after Stephen has been stoned for his faith and now Saul (Paul) is persecuting the church and putting them in prison. These people don’t whine and cry that they are being persecuted, they don’t protest, they...

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GIVING THANKS AND PRAISE

GIVING THANKS AND PRAISE

This psalm praises God for His faithful dealings with Israel as should we. The Israelites needed to be faithful to God, because He had been faithful to them. The same is true of Christians today. The unknown psalmist called on Israel (v. 6) to give thanks to the...

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DO WE REALLY KNOW THE LORD?

DO WE REALLY KNOW THE LORD?

Obedience to His words is what He commanded them first. It was more important that they trust and obey Him than that they follow the rules for presenting sacrifices that only symbolized their obedience and covered their disobedience. His ancient command to obey...

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ARE WE LISTENING AND OBEYING?

ARE WE LISTENING AND OBEYING?

Jeremiah received another message from the Lord. He was to go to the gate of the temple in Jerusalem and deliver a prophecy in God’s name to the people of Judah who entered to worship. This message applies to us also as in the next verse Jeremiah was to tell them...

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