Remember, in His Word, God has:
- Something to see – what does the text say
- Something to understand – what does it mean
- Something to apply – what does it mean to me
- Something to praise – for what are you thankful?
(1) Through the Bible
| Day 1: Proverbs 21; Isaiah 31-32 | Day 4: Proverbs 24; Is 38-39 |
| Day 2: Proverbs 22; Is 33-35 | Day 5: Proverbs 25; Is 40-41 |
| Day 3: Proverbs 23; Is 35-37 | Day 6: Proverbs 26; Is 42-43 |
This Sunday’s message takes us to the Book of Jeremiah and the exile of Judah. Jeremiah served God as a prophet over the final decades before Judah was sent into the Babylonian exile in 586 BC. A young man when he began his prophetic ministry, his book of prophecies is both strikingly personal, but also deeply theological. He reveals great sorrow for the hard-heartedness of his nation, as he preaches with little effect to a nation heading straight toward God’s judgement. Judgement is, naturally, a key theme of the book, but we would be wise to see God’s long-suffering mercy as well. The time frame is several hundred years after the Sinai covenant we read of in Exodus during the ministry of Moses. It is also a book of courage as we note the faithful ministry of Jeremiah against the the many false prophets of the land. There are many reflections one could undertake due to the scope and importance of the book, but one key application is to think about how one lives during exile.
(2) Key Passages
| Day 1: Jeremiah 29:1-6 | Day 4: Jeremiah 29:24-32 |
| Day 2: Jeremiah 29:7-14 | Day 5: Jeremiah 30:1-9 |
| Day 3: Jeremiah 29:15-23 | Day 6: Jeremiah 31:31-34 |
(3) Key Verses
| Day 1: Jeremiah 29:1 | Day 4: Jeremiah 29:8-9 |
| Day 2: Jeremiah 29:4-6 | Day 5: Jeremiah 29:10-11 |
| Day 3: Jeremiah 29:7 | Day 6: Jeremiah 31:31-34 |
(4) Pre-readers (in the translation of your choice, quoted below from the NLT)
“For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love.”
Lamentations 3:31-32