Read Ezekiel 1-4 I think it’s appropriate that Ezekiel’s name means ‘strengthened by God’ in order to be commissioned into the lifestyle of a prophet he will need strength. Ezekiel will first encounter God and subsequently embody the acts/signs of prophetic significance in order to prepare the people for the destruction ahead. You better believe GOD-GIVEN strength will be required. He is already in exile, what more will be required?  Where were you when God called you? For Ezekiel, he is by the river Chebar, and it’s most likely July. Had it not been for the exile Ezekiel would be…

Read Lamentations 3:37-66, 4, 5:1-22 Laments are not new. There are laments throughout the Bible from Job to the Psalms. They are a protest, prayer, and description of woe offered to God. The entire book of Lamentations is poetic in structure, and has a precise layout for the first 4 chapters with alphabet acrostics. although the author is officially uncertain many in the history of Judaism and Christianity, believe it to be Jeremiah. Lamentations is read traditionally, on the ninth day of Av, (think sometime in August here) the day that the temple was destroyed, and is an annual fast…

Read Lamentations 1-3:1-36 “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.””‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭3:22-24‬ You and I can expect faithfulness from GOD each and every day, THINK about it and also pray for a moment into that! And when you do know you are praying to a GOD who loves you, greatly! You can expect God will show up today.Father in heaven it’s through the honest and open door of Jesus…

Rest Day John Bunyan was imprisoned roughly close to 12 years, so he had some down time for prayer. He wrote: ‘It is the opener of the heart of God, and a means by which the soul, though empty is filled. By prayer the Christian can open his heart to God, as to a friend, and to obtain fresh testimony of God’s friendship to him’. John Bunyan

Read Jeremiah 51, Psalms 137 Don’t underestimate your testimony! Is there a story about God, you’ve not shared? Dust it off. Tell everyone. I recently had lunch and pulled a testimony from the archives of my mom’s life. I found myself marveling and it was entirely encouraging. ‘The Lord has vindicated us; come, let us tell in Zion what the Lord our God has done.’‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭51‬:‭10‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Read Jeremiah 49-50 Mary Beth ““Behold, I am against you, O proud one, declares the Lord God of hosts, for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. “ The Lord is against the proud. Father please keep me humble. “Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name. He will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.”‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭50‬:‭31‬, ‭34‬ ‭ESV‬‬ Thank you Jesus for being our redeemer 🤍 Charity When someone texts or shares their bad news, have you ever wondered what…

Read Jeremiah 45-48 Today starts off with a message to Baruch, Jeremiah’s scribe and his name means blessed. Although he doesn’t look blessed considering the timeline of his life coincides with the destruction of Israel. And he doesn’t claim a blessed existence but rather says, ‘woe is me, for the Lord has added sorrow to my pain. I am weary with my groaning, and have found no rest.’ (Jer. 45:3) When the word of the Lord comes to him, it’s much like the conversation God had with Jonah, did you plant this vine? Is it yours? I built it and…

Read Obadiah 1, Psalm 82-83 Obadiah 1 and Jeremiah 49 both have visions of judgement about Edom. There is among these contemporaries a complete agreement between their visions of judgement. The competition that leads to aggression common among brothers is dealt a corrective blow. Edom failed to show compassion. How you treat your kin matters to God. Even indifference is considered wrong to the LORD. Passivity in another’s misfortune is choosing sides in the eyes of God. Edom went further they gloated over Jacob’s misfortune. And then again they go further by looting their wealth and cutting down the fugitives.…

Read, Jeremiah 41-44 God is faithful. And HE will be faithful to Jeremiah, though his trials are tremendous. In chapter 41 a puppet king is murdered and this evil is done with absolute deceit and doesn’t stop there 80 men are murdered as well. And that’s just in the first chapter we read. Jared and I have been traveling out of service so writing the one year has been a challenge. Especially when 😅😅😅, there’s no way to publish when you are sleeping without cell service in the woods near the Madison river, in Montana. But this experience of travel…

Read 2 Kings 24-25, 2 Chronicles 36:1-21, Jeremiah 52 The words Jeremiah spoke came true.God’s word for us will also come true, Jesus who is greater than Jeremiah has promised eternal life to those who place their trust in him.Keep on believing!