Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Jeremiah endured so much! And, at times, he complained to the Lord, pleading with him, calling for judgment of his enemies, and even...

Jeremiah had such a difficult task of announcing the end of the kingdom, and he often found himself weeping. He is often known as “the...

“The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord” (7:4), cried the people of Jeremiah’s day. Surely, we are safe,...

Jeremiah warned, “disaster looms out of the north, and great destruction” (6:1). Numerous texts in Jeremiah refer to this “foe from the...

Jeremiah’s words for the nation are harsh, befitting the people’s terrible sinfulness: “Surely, as a treacherous wife leaves her husband,...

This past Sunday, Levi mentioned this text, the key verse, I think, being: “My people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me,...

Immediately following Jeremiah’s call to the prophetic ministry, the prophet was given two visions that would serve to encourage him in...

The most important phrase in this text, I believe, is: “the word of the Lord.” Everything that follows was given and directed by God. Not...

I love the book of Jeremiah, not because it is filled from beginning to end with hope (actually, it’s not), but because Jeremiah is so...

How amazing are these closing chapters of Isaiah as he speaks of God’s coming salvation! Consider: “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon...

Isaiah peers out into the life of the nation and he is shocked at what he sees: every sort of unrighteousness imaginable, even the...

Here is William Carey’s text for his famous sermon in which he called his hearers, and us, to expect great things from God and to attempt...

This is the fourth of Isaiah’s Servant Songs. At times, the servant appears to be Israel. From the beginning of Israel, God had intended...

This, the third of the Servant Songs, describes the ministry of the servant. Three times, “the Lord God” is seen acting. That is, the...

For many who have gone out to the global missions fields, these verses have had a powerful effect. Certainly, that’s the case for Donna...