Day 221 of My 3rd Bible Study Journey - 9 August 2023 reflections
Day 221, 9 August 2023
1) Jeremiah 14,15,16,17
Jeremiah 14
Drought, Famine, and Sword
1 (Jer 17:8) The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah
concerning the drought:
2 (Isa 3:26; 1Sa 5:12) Judah mourns,
and the gates languish;
they sit on the ground while mourning,
and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
3 (2Sa 15:30; 2Ki 18:31) Their nobles have sent their servants for water;
they came to the cisterns and found no water.
They returned with their vessels empty;
they were ashamed and humiliated,
and covered their heads.
4 (Jer 3:3; Joel 1:11) Because the ground is chapped,
for there was no rain in the earth,
the plowmen were ashamed;
they have covered their heads.
5 (Ps 29:9) Indeed, the hind also calved in the field
and abandoned her young
because there was no grass.
6 (Jer 2:24; Job 39:5-6) The wild donkeys stand in the high places;
they pant for air like jackals;
their eyes fail
because there is no grass.
7 (Ps 25:11; Jer 5:6) O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us,
do it for Your name['s sake.
Indeed, our backslidings are many;
we have sinned against You.
8 (Jer 17:13; Ps 9:9) O the Hope of Israel,
its Savior in time of trouble,
why should You be as a stranger in the land,
and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to pitch his tent for a night?
9 (Isa 59:1; 63:19) Why should You be as a man dismayed,
as a mighty man who cannot save?
Yet You, O Lord, are in our midst,
and we are called by Your name.
Do not forsake us!
10 (Hos 8:13; 9:9) Thus says the Lord to this people:
Even so they have loved to wander;
they have not restrained their feet.
Therefore, the Lord does not accept them;
He will now remember their iniquity
and punish their sins.
11 (Jer 7:16; 11:14) Then the Lord said to me: Do not pray for the good
of this people.
12 (Jer 6:20; Pr 1:28) When they fast, I will not hear their cry. And when
they offer a burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them.
But I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine,
and by the pestilence.
False Prophets
13 (Jer 6:14; 4:10) Yet I said, "Ah, Lord God! Here the prophets say to them,
'You shall not see the sword nor shall you have famine,
but I will give you assured peace in this place.' "
14 (Jer 27:9-10; 29:8-9) Then the Lord said to me: The prophets prophesy lies
in My name. I have not sent them no- have I commanded them
nor have I spoken to them. They prophesy to you a false vision and divination,
and emptiness, and the deceit of their heart.
15 (Jer 5:12-13; Eze 14:10) Therefore thus says the Lord concerning
the prophets who prophesy in My name though I did not send them,
yet they say, "Sword and famine will not be in this land."
By sword and famine those prophets will be consumed.
16 (Pr 1:31; Jer 7:33) The people to whom they prophesy
will be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine
and the sword. And they will have no one to bury them, not them,
nor their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters.
For I will pour out their wickedness upon them.
17 (Jer 8:21; 9:1) Therefore you will say this word to them:
Let my eyes run down with tears
night and day, and let them not cease;
for the virgin daughter of my people
has been broken with a great blow,
with a very infected wound.
18 (Eze 7:15; Jer 5:31) If I go out into the field,
I see those slain with the sword!
And if I enter the city,
I see those who are sick with famine!
Indeed, both the prophet and the priest
go about into a land that they do not know.
The People Ask for Mercy
19 (Jer 8:15; La 5:22) Have You utterly rejected Judah?
Has Your soul loathed Zion?
Why have You stricken us
so that there is no healing for us?
We looked for peace,
but there was nothing good;
and for the time of healing,
but there is trouble!
20 (Ne 9:2; Ps 32:5) We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness
and the iniquity of our fathers,
for we have sinned against You.
21 (Ps 106:45; Jer 14:7) Do not abhor us. For Your name's sake,
do not disgrace Your glorious throne.
Remember and do not break
Your covenant with us.
22 (Dt 32:21; Isa 30:23 ) Are there any among the idols of the nations
that can cause rain?
Or can the heavens give showers?
Is it not You, O Lord our God?
Therefore, we will wait upon You,
for You have done all these things.
Jeremiah 14
[1] The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
[2] Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the
ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
[3] And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they
came to
the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they
were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
[4] Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the
plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
[5] Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there
was no grass.
[6] And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the
wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
[7] O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy
name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
[8] O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why
shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that
turneth aside to tarry for a night?
[9] Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot
save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy
name; leave us not.
[10] Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander,
they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them;
he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
[11] Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
[12] When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt
offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by
the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
[13] Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall
not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured
peace in this place.
[14] Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I
sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they
prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and
the deceit of their heart.
[15] Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in
my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in
this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
[16] And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets
of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none
to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I
will pour their wickedness upon them.
[17] Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down
with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of
my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
[18] If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and
if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea,
both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.
[19] Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast
thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and
there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
[20] We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our
fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
[21] Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy
glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
[22] Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain?
or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore
we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
Jeremiah 15
The Lord Will Not Relent
1 (1Sa 7:9; Ps 99:6) Then the Lord said to me: Even though Moses
and Samuel were to stand before Me, yet My heart would not be
with this people. Cast them out of My sight and let them go!
2 (Jer 14:12; 43:11) It shall come to pass if they say to you,
"Where should we go?" then you shall tell them: Thus says the Lord:
Those destined for death, to death;
and those destined for the sword, to the sword;
and those destined for the famine, to the famine;
and those destined for the captivity, to the captivity.
3 (Lev 26:16; 26:22) I will appoint over them four kinds of disaster,
says the Lord: the sword to slay, the dogs to tear, the birds
of the heaven, the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.
4 (Jer 24:9; 29:18) I will cause them to be removed into
all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah
king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
5 (Isa 51:19; Na 3:7) For who shall have pity on you, O Jerusalem?
Or who shall bemoan you?
Or who shall go aside to ask how you are doing?
6 (Jer 7:24; Zep 1:4) You who have forsaken Me, says the Lord,
you keep going backward.
Therefore I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy you.
I am weary of relenting!
7 (Isa 9:13; Jer 18:21) I will winnow them with a winnowing fork
in the gates of the land;
I will bereave them of children. I will destroy My people,
since they did not repent from their ways.
8 (Isa 3:25-4:1 ) Their widows will increase before Me
more than the sand of the seas;
I will bring against them, against the mother of a young man,
a destroyer at noonday;
I will suddenly bring down on her
sorrow and terrors.
9 (1Sa 2:5; Isa 47:9) She who has borne seven sons languishes;
she has given up the spirit;
her sun has gone down while it was yet day;
she has been ashamed and humiliated.
And the rest of them I will deliver to the sword
before their enemies,
says the Lord.
Jeremiah's Sorrow
10 (Ex 22:25; Ps 15:5) Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me
as a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth!
I have not lent with usury, nor have men lent to me on usury,
yet every one of them curses me!
11 The Lord said:
Truly I will set you free for good purposes.
Truly I will cause the enemy to entreat you
in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
12 Can anyone break the northern iron
or the bronze?
13 (Ps 44:12; Jer 17:3) Your wealth and your treasures
I will give to the destroyer without price,
and that for all your sins,
even within all your borders.
14 (Dt 32:22; Jer 16:13) I will make you to pass with your enemies
into a land which you do not know;
for a fire is kindled in My anger,
which shall burn upon you.
15 (Jer 12:3; Ps 69:7-9 ) O Lord, You who know, remember me,
and take notice of me,
and take vengeance on my persecutors.
Because of your longsuffering, do not take me away.
Know that for Your sake I have suffered rebuke.
16 (Jer 14:9; Job 23:12 ) Your words were found and I ate them.
And Your word became to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart,
for I am called by Your name,
O Lord God of Hosts.
17 (Ps 1:1; La 3:28 ) I did not sit in the assembly of mockers,
nor did I rejoice;
I sat alone because of Your hand,
for You have filled me with indignation.
18 (Jer 30:15; Job 34:6) Why is my pain perpetual
and my wound incurable, which refuses to be healed?
Shall You be altogether to me as a deceptive stream
and as waters that fail?
The Lord Reassures Jeremiah
19 (Jer 15:1; Zec 3:7) Therefore thus says the Lord:
If you return, then I will bring you back,
and you shall stand before Me;
and if you take out the precious from the worthless,
you will be My spokesman.
Let them return to you,
but do not return to them.
20 (Jer 1:18-19; Ps 46:7) I will make you to this people
a fortified bronze wall;
and they shall fight against you,
but they shall not prevail against you;
for I am with you
to save you and to deliver you,
says the Lord.
21 (Ge 48:16; Ps 37:40) I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked,
and I will redeem you out of the hand of the violent.
Jeremiah 15
[1] Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet
my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let
them go forth.
[2] And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go
forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for
death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as
are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to
the
captivity.
[3] And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to
slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of
the earth, to devour and destroy.
[4] And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth,
because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he
did
in Jerusalem.
[5] For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan
thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?
[6] Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward:
therefore
will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with
repenting.
[7] And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave
them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their
ways.
[8] Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have
brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday:
I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.
[9] She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her
sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and
confounded:
and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies,
saith the LORD.
[10] Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man
of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have
lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.
[11] The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will
cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of
affliction.
[12] Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?
[13] Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price,
and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.
[14] And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou
knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon
you.
[15] O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my
persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I
have suffered rebuke.
[16] Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the
joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of
hosts.
[17] I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone
because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
[18] Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be
healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
[19] Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee
again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious
from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but
return not thou unto them.
[20] And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they
shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am
with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
[21] And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will
redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
Jeremiah 16
The Day of Disaster
1 The word of the Lord came also to me, saying:
2 (1Co 7:26-27) You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons
or daughters in this place.
3 For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters
who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them,
and concerning their fathers who fathered them in this land:
4 (Jer 25:33; Ps 83:10; Jer 9:22) They will die of deadly diseases.
They will not be lamented, nor shall they be buried. But they will be as dung
upon the face of the ground. And they will be consumed by the sword
and by famine. And their carcasses will be food for the fowl of heaven
and for the beasts of the earth.
5 (Eze 24:16-23; Isa 27:11) For thus says the Lord: Do not enter a house
of mourning, nor go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away
My peace from this people, says the Lord, even lovingkindness and mercy.
6 (Lev 19:28; Dt 14:1) Both the great and the small will die in this land.
They will not be buried; neither will men lament for them, cut themselves,
nor make themselves bald for them.
7 (Eze 24:17; Hos 9:4) Neither will men tear themselves for them in mourning,
to comfort them for the dead; nor will men give them the cup of consolation
to drink for their father or for their mother.
8 (Ecc 7:2-4; Jer 15:17) Also you shall not go into the house of feasting,
to sit with them to eat and to drink.
9 (Jer 7:34; Eze 26:13) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days,
the voice of laughter and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom
and the voice of the bride.
10 (Jer 5:19; 13:22)And when you tell this people all these words,
and they say to you, "Why has the Lord pronounced all this great disaster
against us? Or what is our iniquity? Or what is our sin that we have committed
against the Lord our God?"
11 (Ps 106:35-41; Dt 29:25-26) then you shall say to them:
Because your fathers have forsaken Me, says the Lord,
and have walked after other gods and have served them
and have worshipped them, but have forsaken Me and have not kept My law.
12 (Jer 13:10; 7:26; Ecc 9:3) And you have done worse than your fathers,
for here you are, each one walking after the imaginations of his evil heart
so that they do not listen to Me.
13 (Dt 28:36; Jer 17:4; Dt 4:26-28) Therefore I will cast you out of this land
into a land that you do not know, neither you nor your fathers;
and there you will serve other gods day and night because
I will not show you favour.
God Will Restore Israel
14 (Dt 15:15; Jer 23:7-8) Therefore, surely the days are coming,
says the Lord, that it will no longer be said, "As the Lord lives,
who brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,"
15 (Jer 24:6; 3:18) but, "As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons
of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands wherever
He had driven them." And I will bring them again into their land that
I gave to their fathers.
16 (Am 4:2; 1Sa 26:20) Now, I will send for many fishermen, says the Lord,
and they shall fish for them; andafterwards I will send for many hunters,
and they will hunt them from every mountainand from every hill
and out of the holes of the rocks.
17 (Pr 15:3; 2Ch 16:9) For My eyes are upon all their ways; they are not
hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity hidden from My eyes.
18 (Isa 40:2; Jer 2:7) First I will doubly recompense their iniquity
and their sin, because they have defiled My land; they have filled
My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable and abominable things.
19 (Isa 25:4; Ps 18:1-2) O Lord, my strength and my fortress,
and my refuge in the day of affliction,
the nations will come to You
from the remote parts of the earth, and will say:
Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity,
and things in which there is no profit.
20 (Isa 37:19; Ps 115:4-8) Shall a man make gods for himself,
which are not gods?
21 (Jer 33:2; Ps 9:16) "Therefore, surely I will this once cause them to know,
I will cause them to know
My hand and My might;
and they shall know
that My name is the Lord."
Jeremiah 16
[1] The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
[2] Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or
daughters in this place.
[3] For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters
that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them,
and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;
[4] They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither
shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth:
and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases
shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
[5] For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither
go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this
people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.
[6] Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be
buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make
themselves bald for them:
[7] Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them
for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink
for their father or for their mother.
[8] Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to
eat and to drink.
[9] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will
cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice
of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the
voice of the bride.
[10] And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these
words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all
this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that
we have committed against the LORD our God?
[11] Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me,
saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and
have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
[12] And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every
one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto
me:
[13] Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know
not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day
and night; where I will not shew you favour.
[14] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more
be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the
land of Egypt;
[15] But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the
land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I
will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
[16] Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall
fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them
from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
[17] For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face,
neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.
[18] And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double;
because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with
the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.
[19] O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of
affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth,
and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things
wherein there is no profit.
[20] Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
[21] Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause
them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is
The LORD.
Jeremiah 17
Judah's Sin and Punishment
1 (Pr 3:3; 2Co 3:3) The sin of Judah is written with an iron pen
and with a diamond point;
it is engraved on the tablet of their heart
and on the horns of their altars;
2 (2Ch 24:18; Jer 2:20) as they remember their children,
so they remember their altars
and their groves by the green trees
on the high hills.
3 (Jer 15:13; 2Ki 24:13) O My mountain in the field,
I will give your wealth
and all your treasures to the destroyer,
and your high places
for sin throughout all your borders.
4 (Jer 15:14; 7:20; 16:13) You, even yourself, will discontinue
from your heritage that I gave you;
and I will cause you to serve your enemies
in the land which you do not know;
for you have kindled a fire in My anger
which will burn forever.
5 (2Ch 32:8; Isa 2:22) Thus says the Lord:
Cursed is the man who trusts in man
and makes flesh his strength,
and whose heart departs from the Lord.
6 (Dt 29:23; Jer 48:6) For he will be like a bush in the desert
and will not see when good comes,
but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
in a salt land and not inhabited.
7 (Ps 34:8; 2:12) Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
and whose hope is the Lord.
8 (Ps 1:3; Eze 47:12) For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters,
and that spreads out its roots by the river,
and shall not fear when heat comes,
but its leaf shall be green,
and it shall not be anxious in the year of drought,
neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
9 (Ecc 9:3; Mk 7:21-22) The heart is more deceitful than all things
and desperately wicked;
who can understand it?
10 (Jer 32:19; 1Sa 16:7; Ps 62:12) I, the Lord, search the heart,
I test the mind,
even to give to every man according to his ways,
and according to the fruit of his deeds.
11 (Lk 12:20; Ps 55:23) As the partridge sits on eggs which it has not laid,
so is he who gets riches, but not justly;
it will forsake him in the midst of his days,
and in the end he will be a fool.
12 (Jer 3:17; 14:21) A glorious high throne from the beginning
is the place of our sanctuary.
13 (Isa 1:28; Jer 14:8 ) O Lord, the Hope of Israel,
all who forsake You will be ashamed.
"Those who depart from Me in the earth will be written down,
because they have forsaken the Lord,
the fountain of living waters."
Jeremiah Prays for Deliverance
14 (Dt 10:21; Ps 109:1) Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed;
save me, and I will be saved,
for You are my praise.
15 (Isa 5:19) See how they say to me,
"Where is the word of the Lord?
Let it come now!"
16 As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You,
nor have I desired the woeful day;
You Yourself know that which came out of my lips was in Your presence.
17 (Jer 16:19; Na 1:7) Do not be a terror to me;
You are my hope in the day of disaster.
18 (Ps 35:4; 35:8) Let those who persecute me be humiliated,
but let me not be humiliated;
let them be dismayed,
but let me not be dismayed.
Bring upon them the day of evil,
and destroy them with double destruction.
Keep the Sabbath Day Holy
19 (Jer 7:2; 26:2) Thus the Lord said to me: Go and stand in the gate
of the sons of the people whereby the kings of Judah come in
and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.
20 (Jer 19:3; Ps 49:1-2) And say to them: Hear the word of the Lord,
kings of Judah, and all Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem
who enter by these gates.
21 (Nu 15:32-36; Ne 13:15-21) Thus says the Lord: Take heed to yourselves,
and do not bear any load on the Sabbath day nor bring anything in
by the gates of Jerusalem.
22 (Eze 20:12; Ex 20:8-10) You shall not carry a load out of your houses
on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but keep the Sabbath day holy,
as I commanded your fathers.
23 (Jer 11:10; 19:15) But they did not obey or incline their ears,
but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.
24 (Jer 17:21-22; Ex 15:26) It shall come to pass, if you diligently listen
to Me, says the Lord, to bring in no load through the gates of this city
on the Sabbath day, but sanctify the Sabbath day to do no work in it,
25 (Jer 22:4; Isa 9:7) then there shall enter by the gates of this city kings
and officials sitting on the throne of David,
riding in chariots and on horses,
they, and their officials, the men of Judah,
and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city will be inhabited forever.
26 (Jer 32:44; 33:13) They will come from the cities of Judah
and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin,
and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the Negev,
bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and grain offerings,
and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise to the house of the Lord.
27 (2Ki 25:9; Jer 7:20) But if you will not listen to Me to sanctify
the Sabbath day and not to bear a load, even entering in
at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day,
then I will kindle a fire in the gates and it will devour the palaces
of Jerusalem and it will not be quenched.
Jeremiah 17
[1] The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a
diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of
your altars;
[2] Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the
green trees upon the high hills.
[3] O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy
treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy
borders.
[4] And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I
gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which
thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall
burn for ever.
[5] Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh
flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
[6] For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when
good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a
salt land and not inhabited.
[7] Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
[8] For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out
her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf
shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither
shall cease from yielding fruit.
[9] The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who
can know it?
[10] I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man
according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
[11] As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that
getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days,
and at his end shall be a fool.
[12] A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our
sanctuary.
[13] O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and
they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have
forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
[14] Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved:
for thou art my praise.
[15] Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.
[16] As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee:
neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of
my lips was right before thee.
[17] Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
[18] Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be
confounded:
let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of
evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
[19] Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of
the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go
out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
[20] And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and
all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
[21] Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the
sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
[22] Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day,
neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your
fathers.
[23] But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck
stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
[24] And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the
LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath
day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;
[25] Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes
sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they,
and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and
this city shall remain for ever.
[26] And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about
Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the
mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and
meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the
house of the LORD.
[27] But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not
to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath
day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the
palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
2) Our Daily Bread for 9 August 2023 titled
Good Trouble for God
Matthew 12:9-14
The Healing of the Withered Hand
Mk 3:1-6; Lk 6:6-11
9 (Lk 6:6-11) When He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue.
10 (Lk 13:14; Jn 9:16) And there was a man whose hand had withered.
They asked Him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"
that they might accuse Him.
11 (Lk 14:5; Ex 23:4-5) He said to them, "What man is there among you who
has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath,
will not lay hold of it and lift it out?
12 (Mt 6:26; 10:31) Then how much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore,
it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
13 Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out,
and it was restored whole like the other.
14 (Jn 11:53; Mt 27:1) Then the Pharisees went out and took counsel
against Him, how they might kill Him.
[9] And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
[10] And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they
asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they
might accuse him.
[11] And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that
shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will
he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
[12] How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to
do well on the sabbath days.
[13] Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it
forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
[14] Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they
might destroy him.
One day, a sixth-grade student noticed a classmate cutting his arm with a
small razor. Trying to do the right thing, she took it from him and threw it
away. Surprisingly, instead of being commended, she received a ten-day school
suspension. Why? She briefly had the razor in her possession-something not
allowed at school. Asked if she would do it again, she replied: "Even if I got
in trouble, . . . I would do it again." Just as this girl's act of trying to
do good got her into trouble (her suspension was later reversed), Jesus' act
of kingdom intervention got Him into good trouble with religious leaders.
The Pharisees interpreted Jesus' healing a man with a deformed hand as a
violation of their rules. Christ told them if God's people were allowed to
care for animals in dire situations on the Sabbath, "How much more valuable is
a person than a sheep!" (Matthew 12:12). Because He's Lord of the Sabbath,
Jesus could regulate what is and isn't permitted on it (vv. 6-8). Knowing that
it would offend the religious leaders, He restored the man's hand
to wholeness anyway (vv. 13-14).
Sometimes believers in Christ can get into "good trouble"-doing what honours
Him but what might not make certain people happy-as they help others in need.
When we do, as God guides us, we imitate Jesus
and reveal that people are more important than rules and rituals.
By: Marvin Williams
Reflect & Pray
How can you show kindness to others?
Why should you be willing to get into good trouble for God?
Dear Jesus, please keep me from rituals that prevent me from loving others.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 4 - Daddy!
Romans 8:15
'For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. But you have
received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father." '
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have
received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
"I've always been a Daddy's girl," Sandi said proudly, and her relationship
with her father proved it. She was never spoiled, but even as a grown woman,
Sandi maintained a closeness with her father, sharing intimately with him the
important issues of her life. And just her use of the name "Daddy" indicated
that he was, indeed a warm, approachable, affectionate man.
Many people are not so fortunate. Some fathers are stern and harsh;
others absent or uncaring, some even abusive. Few have the king of father
who presents a picture of the loving fatherhood of God.
But whatever our concept of fatherhood, God makes clear that he is everything
we always wanted our fathers to be - loving, forgiving, approachable,
totally accepting of us as we are, encouraging us to become all he has
created us to be.
In Romans 8, Paul calls God our "Abba Father". The Aramaic word for Father,
Abba, is an intimate term that might well be translated, Daddy.
God is our "Daddy," our "Abba" - not a distant, stern patriarch ready
to strike us down at the first sign of transgression, but a gentle,
loving Father who longs for us to climb into his lap and let him comfort us.
When we commit ourselves to Christ, Paul indicates, we do not receive a
"spirit of bondage to fear" but a "spirit of adoption." We are not called
to respond to God out of fear, but out of love and reverence.
We can relax and enjoy his presence, for we are his children,
and he is our loving Daddy.
Application
a) What concept of fatherhood do I have from my own experience with my father?
How does that correspond to Paul's description of God as "Daddy"?
b) How can this verse help change my perception of what it means to have
God as my Father?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 12:21
21 "So is he who stores up treasure for himself,
and is not rich toward God."
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself,
and is not rich toward God.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Impatient
James 5:7-11
Patience and Prayer
7 Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord.
Notice how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth
and is patient with it until he receives the early and late rain.
8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts,
for the coming of the Lord is drawing near.
9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, lest you be condemned.
Look, the Judge is standing at the door.
10 My brothers, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord,
as an example of suffering and patience.
11 Indeed we count them happy who endure.
You have heard of the patience of Job
and have seen the purpose of the Lord,
that the Lord is very gracious and merciful.
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold,
the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long
patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord
draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned:
behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord,
for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience
of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful,
and of tender mercy.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
New Brunswick
Total population 753900
Muslim population (est.) 4543
Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim
population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist
church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton
also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship
getherings, and outreaches on campus.
Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the
campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.
Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,
and between 300 to 400 university students.
Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,
which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.
a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,
has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow
into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has
been primarily for university students moving into the area.
Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick
- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened
to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened
to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them
- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these
areas of concentration
- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,
and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter's Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,
'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.'
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
9th Day of the Month
a) Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout
the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion,
faithfulness and provision.
(
Ps 100
A Psalm of thanksgiving.
1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before His presence with singing.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Know that the Lord, He is God;
it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
and into His courts with praise;
be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For the Lord is good; His mercy endures forever,
and His faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 100
A Psalm of praise.
1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
2 Serve the LORD with gladness: Come before his presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the LORD he is God:
It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise:
Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting;
And his truth endureth to all generations.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways
to wisely and effectively respond to pressing social issues.
(
1 Chr 12:32
32 (Est 1:13) From the sons of Issachar,
those having understanding of times
and what Israel should do: two hundred of their captains
with all their brothers at their command.
32 And of the children of Issachar,
which were men that had understanding of the times,
to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred;
and all their brethren were at their commandment
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray for the spiritual state of your nation.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, please keep me from rituals that
prevent me from loving others."
Pray to the Lord and pray to remember Him as your loving father.
Pray to the Lord and pray not to keep for yourself.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be patient.
Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick
- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened
to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened
to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them
- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these
areas of concentration
- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,
and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout
the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion,
faithfulness and provision.
Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways
to wisely and effectively respond to pressing social issues.
Pray that Christian broadcasts to Eritreans will encourage Christ's
followers and draw others to Him.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
1) Jeremiah 14,15,16,17
Jeremiah 14
Drought, Famine, and Sword
1 (Jer 17:8) The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah
concerning the drought:
2 (Isa 3:26; 1Sa 5:12) Judah mourns,
and the gates languish;
they sit on the ground while mourning,
and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
3 (2Sa 15:30; 2Ki 18:31) Their nobles have sent their servants for water;
they came to the cisterns and found no water.
They returned with their vessels empty;
they were ashamed and humiliated,
and covered their heads.
4 (Jer 3:3; Joel 1:11) Because the ground is chapped,
for there was no rain in the earth,
the plowmen were ashamed;
they have covered their heads.
5 (Ps 29:9) Indeed, the hind also calved in the field
and abandoned her young
because there was no grass.
6 (Jer 2:24; Job 39:5-6) The wild donkeys stand in the high places;
they pant for air like jackals;
their eyes fail
because there is no grass.
7 (Ps 25:11; Jer 5:6) O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us,
do it for Your name['s sake.
Indeed, our backslidings are many;
we have sinned against You.
8 (Jer 17:13; Ps 9:9) O the Hope of Israel,
its Savior in time of trouble,
why should You be as a stranger in the land,
and as a wayfaring man who turns aside to pitch his tent for a night?
9 (Isa 59:1; 63:19) Why should You be as a man dismayed,
as a mighty man who cannot save?
Yet You, O Lord, are in our midst,
and we are called by Your name.
Do not forsake us!
10 (Hos 8:13; 9:9) Thus says the Lord to this people:
Even so they have loved to wander;
they have not restrained their feet.
Therefore, the Lord does not accept them;
He will now remember their iniquity
and punish their sins.
11 (Jer 7:16; 11:14) Then the Lord said to me: Do not pray for the good
of this people.
12 (Jer 6:20; Pr 1:28) When they fast, I will not hear their cry. And when
they offer a burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them.
But I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine,
and by the pestilence.
False Prophets
13 (Jer 6:14; 4:10) Yet I said, "Ah, Lord God! Here the prophets say to them,
'You shall not see the sword nor shall you have famine,
but I will give you assured peace in this place.' "
14 (Jer 27:9-10; 29:8-9) Then the Lord said to me: The prophets prophesy lies
in My name. I have not sent them no- have I commanded them
nor have I spoken to them. They prophesy to you a false vision and divination,
and emptiness, and the deceit of their heart.
15 (Jer 5:12-13; Eze 14:10) Therefore thus says the Lord concerning
the prophets who prophesy in My name though I did not send them,
yet they say, "Sword and famine will not be in this land."
By sword and famine those prophets will be consumed.
16 (Pr 1:31; Jer 7:33) The people to whom they prophesy
will be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine
and the sword. And they will have no one to bury them, not them,
nor their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters.
For I will pour out their wickedness upon them.
17 (Jer 8:21; 9:1) Therefore you will say this word to them:
Let my eyes run down with tears
night and day, and let them not cease;
for the virgin daughter of my people
has been broken with a great blow,
with a very infected wound.
18 (Eze 7:15; Jer 5:31) If I go out into the field,
I see those slain with the sword!
And if I enter the city,
I see those who are sick with famine!
Indeed, both the prophet and the priest
go about into a land that they do not know.
The People Ask for Mercy
19 (Jer 8:15; La 5:22) Have You utterly rejected Judah?
Has Your soul loathed Zion?
Why have You stricken us
so that there is no healing for us?
We looked for peace,
but there was nothing good;
and for the time of healing,
but there is trouble!
20 (Ne 9:2; Ps 32:5) We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness
and the iniquity of our fathers,
for we have sinned against You.
21 (Ps 106:45; Jer 14:7) Do not abhor us. For Your name's sake,
do not disgrace Your glorious throne.
Remember and do not break
Your covenant with us.
22 (Dt 32:21; Isa 30:23 ) Are there any among the idols of the nations
that can cause rain?
Or can the heavens give showers?
Is it not You, O Lord our God?
Therefore, we will wait upon You,
for You have done all these things.
Jeremiah 14
[1] The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
[2] Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the
ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
[3] And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they
came to
the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they
were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
[4] Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the
plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
[5] Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there
was no grass.
[6] And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the
wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
[7] O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy
name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
[8] O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why
shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that
turneth aside to tarry for a night?
[9] Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot
save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy
name; leave us not.
[10] Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander,
they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them;
he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
[11] Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
[12] When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt
offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by
the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
[13] Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall
not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured
peace in this place.
[14] Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I
sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they
prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and
the deceit of their heart.
[15] Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in
my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in
this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed.
[16] And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets
of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none
to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I
will pour their wickedness upon them.
[17] Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down
with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of
my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
[18] If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and
if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea,
both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.
[19] Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast
thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and
there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
[20] We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our
fathers: for we have sinned against thee.
[21] Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy
glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
[22] Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain?
or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore
we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
Jeremiah 15
The Lord Will Not Relent
1 (1Sa 7:9; Ps 99:6) Then the Lord said to me: Even though Moses
and Samuel were to stand before Me, yet My heart would not be
with this people. Cast them out of My sight and let them go!
2 (Jer 14:12; 43:11) It shall come to pass if they say to you,
"Where should we go?" then you shall tell them: Thus says the Lord:
Those destined for death, to death;
and those destined for the sword, to the sword;
and those destined for the famine, to the famine;
and those destined for the captivity, to the captivity.
3 (Lev 26:16; 26:22) I will appoint over them four kinds of disaster,
says the Lord: the sword to slay, the dogs to tear, the birds
of the heaven, the beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.
4 (Jer 24:9; 29:18) I will cause them to be removed into
all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah
king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
5 (Isa 51:19; Na 3:7) For who shall have pity on you, O Jerusalem?
Or who shall bemoan you?
Or who shall go aside to ask how you are doing?
6 (Jer 7:24; Zep 1:4) You who have forsaken Me, says the Lord,
you keep going backward.
Therefore I will stretch out My hand against you and destroy you.
I am weary of relenting!
7 (Isa 9:13; Jer 18:21) I will winnow them with a winnowing fork
in the gates of the land;
I will bereave them of children. I will destroy My people,
since they did not repent from their ways.
8 (Isa 3:25-4:1 ) Their widows will increase before Me
more than the sand of the seas;
I will bring against them, against the mother of a young man,
a destroyer at noonday;
I will suddenly bring down on her
sorrow and terrors.
9 (1Sa 2:5; Isa 47:9) She who has borne seven sons languishes;
she has given up the spirit;
her sun has gone down while it was yet day;
she has been ashamed and humiliated.
And the rest of them I will deliver to the sword
before their enemies,
says the Lord.
Jeremiah's Sorrow
10 (Ex 22:25; Ps 15:5) Woe is me, my mother, that you have borne me
as a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth!
I have not lent with usury, nor have men lent to me on usury,
yet every one of them curses me!
11 The Lord said:
Truly I will set you free for good purposes.
Truly I will cause the enemy to entreat you
in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
12 Can anyone break the northern iron
or the bronze?
13 (Ps 44:12; Jer 17:3) Your wealth and your treasures
I will give to the destroyer without price,
and that for all your sins,
even within all your borders.
14 (Dt 32:22; Jer 16:13) I will make you to pass with your enemies
into a land which you do not know;
for a fire is kindled in My anger,
which shall burn upon you.
15 (Jer 12:3; Ps 69:7-9 ) O Lord, You who know, remember me,
and take notice of me,
and take vengeance on my persecutors.
Because of your longsuffering, do not take me away.
Know that for Your sake I have suffered rebuke.
16 (Jer 14:9; Job 23:12 ) Your words were found and I ate them.
And Your word became to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart,
for I am called by Your name,
O Lord God of Hosts.
17 (Ps 1:1; La 3:28 ) I did not sit in the assembly of mockers,
nor did I rejoice;
I sat alone because of Your hand,
for You have filled me with indignation.
18 (Jer 30:15; Job 34:6) Why is my pain perpetual
and my wound incurable, which refuses to be healed?
Shall You be altogether to me as a deceptive stream
and as waters that fail?
The Lord Reassures Jeremiah
19 (Jer 15:1; Zec 3:7) Therefore thus says the Lord:
If you return, then I will bring you back,
and you shall stand before Me;
and if you take out the precious from the worthless,
you will be My spokesman.
Let them return to you,
but do not return to them.
20 (Jer 1:18-19; Ps 46:7) I will make you to this people
a fortified bronze wall;
and they shall fight against you,
but they shall not prevail against you;
for I am with you
to save you and to deliver you,
says the Lord.
21 (Ge 48:16; Ps 37:40) I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked,
and I will redeem you out of the hand of the violent.
Jeremiah 15
[1] Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet
my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let
them go forth.
[2] And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go
forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for
death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as
are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to
the
captivity.
[3] And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to
slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of
the earth, to devour and destroy.
[4] And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth,
because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he
did
in Jerusalem.
[5] For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan
thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?
[6] Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward:
therefore
will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with
repenting.
[7] And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave
them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their
ways.
[8] Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have
brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday:
I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city.
[9] She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her
sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and
confounded:
and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies,
saith the LORD.
[10] Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man
of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have
lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.
[11] The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will
cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of
affliction.
[12] Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?
[13] Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price,
and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.
[14] And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou
knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon
you.
[15] O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my
persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I
have suffered rebuke.
[16] Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the
joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of
hosts.
[17] I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone
because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
[18] Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be
healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?
[19] Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee
again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious
from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but
return not thou unto them.
[20] And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they
shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am
with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
[21] And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will
redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
Jeremiah 16
The Day of Disaster
1 The word of the Lord came also to me, saying:
2 (1Co 7:26-27) You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons
or daughters in this place.
3 For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters
who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them,
and concerning their fathers who fathered them in this land:
4 (Jer 25:33; Ps 83:10; Jer 9:22) They will die of deadly diseases.
They will not be lamented, nor shall they be buried. But they will be as dung
upon the face of the ground. And they will be consumed by the sword
and by famine. And their carcasses will be food for the fowl of heaven
and for the beasts of the earth.
5 (Eze 24:16-23; Isa 27:11) For thus says the Lord: Do not enter a house
of mourning, nor go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away
My peace from this people, says the Lord, even lovingkindness and mercy.
6 (Lev 19:28; Dt 14:1) Both the great and the small will die in this land.
They will not be buried; neither will men lament for them, cut themselves,
nor make themselves bald for them.
7 (Eze 24:17; Hos 9:4) Neither will men tear themselves for them in mourning,
to comfort them for the dead; nor will men give them the cup of consolation
to drink for their father or for their mother.
8 (Ecc 7:2-4; Jer 15:17) Also you shall not go into the house of feasting,
to sit with them to eat and to drink.
9 (Jer 7:34; Eze 26:13) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days,
the voice of laughter and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom
and the voice of the bride.
10 (Jer 5:19; 13:22)And when you tell this people all these words,
and they say to you, "Why has the Lord pronounced all this great disaster
against us? Or what is our iniquity? Or what is our sin that we have committed
against the Lord our God?"
11 (Ps 106:35-41; Dt 29:25-26) then you shall say to them:
Because your fathers have forsaken Me, says the Lord,
and have walked after other gods and have served them
and have worshipped them, but have forsaken Me and have not kept My law.
12 (Jer 13:10; 7:26; Ecc 9:3) And you have done worse than your fathers,
for here you are, each one walking after the imaginations of his evil heart
so that they do not listen to Me.
13 (Dt 28:36; Jer 17:4; Dt 4:26-28) Therefore I will cast you out of this land
into a land that you do not know, neither you nor your fathers;
and there you will serve other gods day and night because
I will not show you favour.
God Will Restore Israel
14 (Dt 15:15; Jer 23:7-8) Therefore, surely the days are coming,
says the Lord, that it will no longer be said, "As the Lord lives,
who brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,"
15 (Jer 24:6; 3:18) but, "As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons
of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands wherever
He had driven them." And I will bring them again into their land that
I gave to their fathers.
16 (Am 4:2; 1Sa 26:20) Now, I will send for many fishermen, says the Lord,
and they shall fish for them; andafterwards I will send for many hunters,
and they will hunt them from every mountainand from every hill
and out of the holes of the rocks.
17 (Pr 15:3; 2Ch 16:9) For My eyes are upon all their ways; they are not
hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity hidden from My eyes.
18 (Isa 40:2; Jer 2:7) First I will doubly recompense their iniquity
and their sin, because they have defiled My land; they have filled
My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable and abominable things.
19 (Isa 25:4; Ps 18:1-2) O Lord, my strength and my fortress,
and my refuge in the day of affliction,
the nations will come to You
from the remote parts of the earth, and will say:
Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity,
and things in which there is no profit.
20 (Isa 37:19; Ps 115:4-8) Shall a man make gods for himself,
which are not gods?
21 (Jer 33:2; Ps 9:16) "Therefore, surely I will this once cause them to know,
I will cause them to know
My hand and My might;
and they shall know
that My name is the Lord."
Jeremiah 16
[1] The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
[2] Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or
daughters in this place.
[3] For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters
that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them,
and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;
[4] They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither
shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth:
and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases
shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
[5] For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither
go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this
people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.
[6] Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be
buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make
themselves bald for them:
[7] Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them
for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink
for their father or for their mother.
[8] Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to
eat and to drink.
[9] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will
cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice
of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the
voice of the bride.
[10] And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these
words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all
this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that
we have committed against the LORD our God?
[11] Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me,
saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and
have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
[12] And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every
one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto
me:
[13] Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know
not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day
and night; where I will not shew you favour.
[14] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more
be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the
land of Egypt;
[15] But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the
land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I
will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
[16] Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall
fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them
from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
[17] For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face,
neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.
[18] And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double;
because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with
the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.
[19] O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of
affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth,
and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things
wherein there is no profit.
[20] Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
[21] Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause
them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is
The LORD.
Jeremiah 17
Judah's Sin and Punishment
1 (Pr 3:3; 2Co 3:3) The sin of Judah is written with an iron pen
and with a diamond point;
it is engraved on the tablet of their heart
and on the horns of their altars;
2 (2Ch 24:18; Jer 2:20) as they remember their children,
so they remember their altars
and their groves by the green trees
on the high hills.
3 (Jer 15:13; 2Ki 24:13) O My mountain in the field,
I will give your wealth
and all your treasures to the destroyer,
and your high places
for sin throughout all your borders.
4 (Jer 15:14; 7:20; 16:13) You, even yourself, will discontinue
from your heritage that I gave you;
and I will cause you to serve your enemies
in the land which you do not know;
for you have kindled a fire in My anger
which will burn forever.
5 (2Ch 32:8; Isa 2:22) Thus says the Lord:
Cursed is the man who trusts in man
and makes flesh his strength,
and whose heart departs from the Lord.
6 (Dt 29:23; Jer 48:6) For he will be like a bush in the desert
and will not see when good comes,
but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
in a salt land and not inhabited.
7 (Ps 34:8; 2:12) Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
and whose hope is the Lord.
8 (Ps 1:3; Eze 47:12) For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters,
and that spreads out its roots by the river,
and shall not fear when heat comes,
but its leaf shall be green,
and it shall not be anxious in the year of drought,
neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
9 (Ecc 9:3; Mk 7:21-22) The heart is more deceitful than all things
and desperately wicked;
who can understand it?
10 (Jer 32:19; 1Sa 16:7; Ps 62:12) I, the Lord, search the heart,
I test the mind,
even to give to every man according to his ways,
and according to the fruit of his deeds.
11 (Lk 12:20; Ps 55:23) As the partridge sits on eggs which it has not laid,
so is he who gets riches, but not justly;
it will forsake him in the midst of his days,
and in the end he will be a fool.
12 (Jer 3:17; 14:21) A glorious high throne from the beginning
is the place of our sanctuary.
13 (Isa 1:28; Jer 14:8 ) O Lord, the Hope of Israel,
all who forsake You will be ashamed.
"Those who depart from Me in the earth will be written down,
because they have forsaken the Lord,
the fountain of living waters."
Jeremiah Prays for Deliverance
14 (Dt 10:21; Ps 109:1) Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed;
save me, and I will be saved,
for You are my praise.
15 (Isa 5:19) See how they say to me,
"Where is the word of the Lord?
Let it come now!"
16 As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You,
nor have I desired the woeful day;
You Yourself know that which came out of my lips was in Your presence.
17 (Jer 16:19; Na 1:7) Do not be a terror to me;
You are my hope in the day of disaster.
18 (Ps 35:4; 35:8) Let those who persecute me be humiliated,
but let me not be humiliated;
let them be dismayed,
but let me not be dismayed.
Bring upon them the day of evil,
and destroy them with double destruction.
Keep the Sabbath Day Holy
19 (Jer 7:2; 26:2) Thus the Lord said to me: Go and stand in the gate
of the sons of the people whereby the kings of Judah come in
and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.
20 (Jer 19:3; Ps 49:1-2) And say to them: Hear the word of the Lord,
kings of Judah, and all Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem
who enter by these gates.
21 (Nu 15:32-36; Ne 13:15-21) Thus says the Lord: Take heed to yourselves,
and do not bear any load on the Sabbath day nor bring anything in
by the gates of Jerusalem.
22 (Eze 20:12; Ex 20:8-10) You shall not carry a load out of your houses
on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but keep the Sabbath day holy,
as I commanded your fathers.
23 (Jer 11:10; 19:15) But they did not obey or incline their ears,
but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.
24 (Jer 17:21-22; Ex 15:26) It shall come to pass, if you diligently listen
to Me, says the Lord, to bring in no load through the gates of this city
on the Sabbath day, but sanctify the Sabbath day to do no work in it,
25 (Jer 22:4; Isa 9:7) then there shall enter by the gates of this city kings
and officials sitting on the throne of David,
riding in chariots and on horses,
they, and their officials, the men of Judah,
and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city will be inhabited forever.
26 (Jer 32:44; 33:13) They will come from the cities of Judah
and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin,
and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the Negev,
bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and grain offerings,
and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise to the house of the Lord.
27 (2Ki 25:9; Jer 7:20) But if you will not listen to Me to sanctify
the Sabbath day and not to bear a load, even entering in
at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day,
then I will kindle a fire in the gates and it will devour the palaces
of Jerusalem and it will not be quenched.
Jeremiah 17
[1] The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a
diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of
your altars;
[2] Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the
green trees upon the high hills.
[3] O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy
treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy
borders.
[4] And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I
gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which
thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall
burn for ever.
[5] Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh
flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
[6] For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when
good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a
salt land and not inhabited.
[7] Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
[8] For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out
her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf
shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither
shall cease from yielding fruit.
[9] The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who
can know it?
[10] I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man
according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
[11] As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that
getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days,
and at his end shall be a fool.
[12] A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our
sanctuary.
[13] O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and
they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have
forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
[14] Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved:
for thou art my praise.
[15] Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.
[16] As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee:
neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of
my lips was right before thee.
[17] Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
[18] Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be
confounded:
let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of
evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
[19] Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of
the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go
out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
[20] And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and
all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
[21] Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the
sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
[22] Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day,
neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your
fathers.
[23] But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck
stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
[24] And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the
LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath
day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;
[25] Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes
sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they,
and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and
this city shall remain for ever.
[26] And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about
Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the
mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and
meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the
house of the LORD.
[27] But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not
to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath
day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the
palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
2) Our Daily Bread for 9 August 2023 titled
Good Trouble for God
Matthew 12:9-14
The Healing of the Withered Hand
Mk 3:1-6; Lk 6:6-11
9 (Lk 6:6-11) When He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue.
10 (Lk 13:14; Jn 9:16) And there was a man whose hand had withered.
They asked Him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?"
that they might accuse Him.
11 (Lk 14:5; Ex 23:4-5) He said to them, "What man is there among you who
has one sheep, and if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath,
will not lay hold of it and lift it out?
12 (Mt 6:26; 10:31) Then how much better is a man than a sheep? Therefore,
it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath."
13 Then He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out,
and it was restored whole like the other.
14 (Jn 11:53; Mt 27:1) Then the Pharisees went out and took counsel
against Him, how they might kill Him.
[9] And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
[10] And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they
asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they
might accuse him.
[11] And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that
shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will
he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
[12] How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to
do well on the sabbath days.
[13] Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it
forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
[14] Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they
might destroy him.
One day, a sixth-grade student noticed a classmate cutting his arm with a
small razor. Trying to do the right thing, she took it from him and threw it
away. Surprisingly, instead of being commended, she received a ten-day school
suspension. Why? She briefly had the razor in her possession-something not
allowed at school. Asked if she would do it again, she replied: "Even if I got
in trouble, . . . I would do it again." Just as this girl's act of trying to
do good got her into trouble (her suspension was later reversed), Jesus' act
of kingdom intervention got Him into good trouble with religious leaders.
The Pharisees interpreted Jesus' healing a man with a deformed hand as a
violation of their rules. Christ told them if God's people were allowed to
care for animals in dire situations on the Sabbath, "How much more valuable is
a person than a sheep!" (Matthew 12:12). Because He's Lord of the Sabbath,
Jesus could regulate what is and isn't permitted on it (vv. 6-8). Knowing that
it would offend the religious leaders, He restored the man's hand
to wholeness anyway (vv. 13-14).
Sometimes believers in Christ can get into "good trouble"-doing what honours
Him but what might not make certain people happy-as they help others in need.
When we do, as God guides us, we imitate Jesus
and reveal that people are more important than rules and rituals.
By: Marvin Williams
Reflect & Pray
How can you show kindness to others?
Why should you be willing to get into good trouble for God?
Dear Jesus, please keep me from rituals that prevent me from loving others.
3) From The Billy Graham Evangelical Ministry Association
Words in Season - Scripture Memory Tools
Week 3 - Saved Now and Forever - Day 4 - Daddy!
Romans 8:15
'For you have not received the spirit of slavery again to fear. But you have
received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, "Abba, Father." '
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have
received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
"I've always been a Daddy's girl," Sandi said proudly, and her relationship
with her father proved it. She was never spoiled, but even as a grown woman,
Sandi maintained a closeness with her father, sharing intimately with him the
important issues of her life. And just her use of the name "Daddy" indicated
that he was, indeed a warm, approachable, affectionate man.
Many people are not so fortunate. Some fathers are stern and harsh;
others absent or uncaring, some even abusive. Few have the king of father
who presents a picture of the loving fatherhood of God.
But whatever our concept of fatherhood, God makes clear that he is everything
we always wanted our fathers to be - loving, forgiving, approachable,
totally accepting of us as we are, encouraging us to become all he has
created us to be.
In Romans 8, Paul calls God our "Abba Father". The Aramaic word for Father,
Abba, is an intimate term that might well be translated, Daddy.
God is our "Daddy," our "Abba" - not a distant, stern patriarch ready
to strike us down at the first sign of transgression, but a gentle,
loving Father who longs for us to climb into his lap and let him comfort us.
When we commit ourselves to Christ, Paul indicates, we do not receive a
"spirit of bondage to fear" but a "spirit of adoption." We are not called
to respond to God out of fear, but out of love and reverence.
We can relax and enjoy his presence, for we are his children,
and he is our loving Daddy.
Application
a) What concept of fatherhood do I have from my own experience with my father?
How does that correspond to Paul's description of God as "Daddy"?
b) How can this verse help change my perception of what it means to have
God as my Father?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Luke 12:21
21 "So is he who stores up treasure for himself,
and is not rich toward God."
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself,
and is not rich toward God.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Impatient
James 5:7-11
Patience and Prayer
7 Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord.
Notice how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth
and is patient with it until he receives the early and late rain.
8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts,
for the coming of the Lord is drawing near.
9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, lest you be condemned.
Look, the Judge is standing at the door.
10 My brothers, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord,
as an example of suffering and patience.
11 Indeed we count them happy who endure.
You have heard of the patience of Job
and have seen the purpose of the Lord,
that the Lord is very gracious and merciful.
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold,
the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long
patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord
draweth nigh.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned:
behold, the judge standeth before the door.
10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord,
for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience
of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful,
and of tender mercy.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
New Brunswick
Total population 753900
Muslim population (est.) 4543
Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim
population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist
church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton
also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship
getherings, and outreaches on campus.
Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the
campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.
Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,
and between 300 to 400 university students.
Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,
which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.
a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,
has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow
into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has
been primarily for university students moving into the area.
Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick
- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened
to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened
to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them
- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these
areas of concentration
- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,
and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter's Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,
'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.'
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
9th Day of the Month
a) Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout
the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion,
faithfulness and provision.
(
Ps 100
A Psalm of thanksgiving.
1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth!
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Serve the Lord with gladness;
come before His presence with singing.
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) Know that the Lord, He is God;
it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
and into His courts with praise;
be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) For the Lord is good; His mercy endures forever,
and His faithfulness to all generations.
Psalm 100
A Psalm of praise.
1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
2 Serve the LORD with gladness: Come before his presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the LORD he is God:
It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves;
We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise:
Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting;
And his truth endureth to all generations.
)
b) Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways
to wisely and effectively respond to pressing social issues.
(
1 Chr 12:32
32 (Est 1:13) From the sons of Issachar,
those having understanding of times
and what Israel should do: two hundred of their captains
with all their brothers at their command.
32 And of the children of Issachar,
which were men that had understanding of the times,
to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred;
and all their brethren were at their commandment
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray for the spiritual state of your nation.
Pray to the Lord: "Dear Jesus, please keep me from rituals that
prevent me from loving others."
Pray to the Lord and pray to remember Him as your loving father.
Pray to the Lord and pray not to keep for yourself.
Pray to the Lord and pray to be patient.
Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick
- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened
to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened
to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them
- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these
areas of concentration
- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,
and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray a prayer of thanksgiving throughout
the day for God's unfailing love, Mercy, compassion,
faithfulness and provision.
Pray that the Lord will lead the Church in finding ways
to wisely and effectively respond to pressing social issues.
Pray that Christian broadcasts to Eritreans will encourage Christ's
followers and draw others to Him.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.