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Daily Readings in the Bible Jeremiah 1-3

The prophet Jeremiah ministered to the people of Judah during the reign of king Josiah until after Babylon’s destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. Some have called Jeremiah the “weeping prophet” due to his emotional messages of God’s judgment concerning Judah. Jeremiah didn’t just prophesy of Judah’s demise, he lived through it. Judah’s refusal to listen Jeremiah’s messages was just as devastating as its eventual destruction.

Like Israel in the north, Judah had forsaken the Lord to worship false ...

Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 64-66

The word “righteous” or “righteousness” appears throughout the Bible. God is considered to be a righteous God whose actions are righteous and just (Ps. 35:24;28; 85:10-13). The prophet Jeremiah wrote that God would be called the “The Lord our Righteousness” (Jer. 23:6; 33:16).

The word “righteousness” describes a recognized state or standard. God is ultimate standard of righteousness. He is without morally pure and without sin. His actions with creation and human beings are righteous and just. R...

Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 59-63

The apostle Paul asks what can separate us from the love of God (Rom. 8:38-39). Death, life, angels, principalities, powers, height, depth, or creature can shall be able to separate us from God’s love. And Paul is correct, none of those things can separate us from the love of God.

But there was one thing that could separate us from the love of God. Isaiah says, “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have sep...

Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 54-58

Who is the gospel of Jesus Christ for? Is it only for those with large bank accounts? Is it only for the most popular? Is it only for the beautiful? Is it only for those who have it all together? Is it only for the winners? Is it only for the smartest among us? Is it only for the most educated? Is it only for the happy and joyful?

Who is the gospel of Jesus Christ for? Is it only for the poor? Is it only for the derelict? Is it only for the unattractive? Is it only for those who are falling apar...

Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 49-53

Isaiah 53 is one of the most important chapters in all of the Bible. It gives us a glimpse into the Messiah’s ministry. Though it details the awful suffering that He would endure, the Jews who lived through Jesus’s life failed to realize that He was their Messiah. They couldn’t imagine their Messiah having to endure such suffering. There’s little doubt that they believed their Messiah would be a triumphant king rallying the armies of Israel to overthrow Roman rule. Roman rule, however, wasn’t t...

Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 45-48

Isaiah’ prophetic book is teeming with revelations about God. Perhaps one of the clearest revelations about God is the declaration that He alone is God and Savior. Chapters forty through forty-nine make statements that there is only one God, and He alone is the Savior of humanity. He is the first and the last (Isa. 41:3;44:6). He is the Holy One (Isa. 43:3). There is no other God besides Him (Isa. 43:10-11; 44:6). He alone created the heavens and the earth (Isa. 44:24;45:12,18). He alone is God ...

Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 42-44

In Isaiah chapter forty-two we are introduced to the Suffering Servant, which is predictive of Jesus Christ. “Behold my servant, whom I uphold; Mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, Nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, And the smoking flax shall he not quench” (Isaiah 42:1–3).

The Suffering Servant would be gentle. This is unlike Cyrus the Gr...

Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 36-41

What would you do if you knew you had fifteen years left to live? That’s the story of Hezekiah in Isaiah 38. King Hezekiah became sick and was at the point of death. The Lord told Isaiah to go and tell Hezekiah to get his house in order, because his death was imminent. Hezekiah prayed earnestly for the Lord to reverse the sickness and death sentence. Before Isaiah could get home the Lord answered Hezekiah’s prayer.

The Lord told Hezekiah, “Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of...

Daily Readings in the Bible Isaiah 31-35

What does ministry look like to you? Is it a preacher standing behind a pulpit preaching a fiery sermon? Is it someone singing on a platform? Whatever image comes to your mind when you think about ministry, it might be a little deficient. 

“Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, ‘Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; He will come and save you’” (Isa. 35:3-4). This was the future mi...

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