Category Archives: Jeremiah

Nothing Too Hard for Him (2021 Remix)

Posted on October 7, 2026 by Pete

When he came to Jeremiah with a “good deal”, cousin Hanamel must have thought it was a long shot. The Chaldeans had laid siege to Jerusalem, which meant its massive Babylon-based army was already occupying a lot of the land … Continue reading →

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Fill ‘er Up! (2009 Rerun)

Posted on October 6, 2026 by Pete

“Satisfied with My goodness” . . . that’s the phrase I chewed on this morning. Here are some thoughts that were captured from my New King James days. So, a follow up thought to yesterday’s “Living Water” musings. Jeremiah 30 … Continue reading →

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Let My Words Be Your Words

Posted on October 5, 2026 by Pete

What were they thinking? If the god they said they spoke for was really God, wouldn’t that god know that they were making it all up? Or were their hearts so darkened and deceived that they sincerely believed that their … Continue reading →

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An Idol in Every Home

Posted on September 29, 2026 by Pete

A god for every city and an altar for every street. Don’t know why that’s what popped this morning, but it did. I’m reading Jeremiah 10 and 11 and hovering over the prophetic word as the LORD pleads with His … Continue reading →

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A God of Recompense

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Pete

This is the second morning reading Jeremiah’s prophecy of Babylon’s demise. I read Jeremiah 51, the second of two chapters — two LONG chapters — detailing God’s determined vengeance against a nation which had perpetually and “proudly defied the LORD” … Continue reading →

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Satisfied With His Goodness

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Pete

Oh, what it would have been for those in exile to hear the words of God’s promise through Jeremiah? For those who remembered Zion from afar as they sat and wept by the rivers of Babylon (Ps. 137:1), what hope … Continue reading →

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The Beloved of My Soul

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Pete

The heart of God. That’s what jumped off the page this morning. And in a kind of unexpected place. Book of the Bible? Jeremiah. Chapter in this prophet’s oracles? Twelve. Context for his words? God’s judgment of His people. Impact … Continue reading →

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Seasons of Siege (2020 Rerun)

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Pete

Talking to a neighbor last night as we kept an eye on her kids and my grandsons playing together in the street. She had some questions about the bible. “Who are the Nephilim?” she asks. “Oh brother,” I think, “can … Continue reading →

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God Speaks

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Pete

Quick thought this morning. I’m chewing on a reminder that some things are taken for granted. Some things are so familiar we fail to wonder at them as we should. What kind of things? Well, this morning the particular “thing” … Continue reading →

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Jehovah-Tsidkenu

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Pete

Five words. Five words that brings things to a halt. Five words that demand a pause. Words that generate again wonder. Words that evoke again praise. Words that remind again that my righteous standing before a holy, holy, holy God … Continue reading →

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