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MAY 31 Reading 151 DEATH HAS CLIMBED IN Jeremiah 7–10 “I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices, but I gave them this command: Obey Me” (Jer. 7:22–23).In a powerful image, Jeremiah warned his nation that death had “climbed in through our windows.” We need to take Jeremiah’s words seriously today,Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

MAY 30 Reading 150 JUDAH’S SINFUL HEART Jeremiah 2–6 “They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good” (Jer. 4:22).Judah’s sins are spelled out, and the judgment due is defined. Jeremiah found his ministry bitter, for his anguished heart knew that the people of Judah would never listen or repent. OverviewContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Jeremiah MAY 29 Reading 149 MAN WITH A MISSION Jeremiah 1 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations” (Jer. 1:5).Jeremiah is often called the weeping prophet. He was called by God to suffer with aContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Jeremiah INTRODUCTION Jeremiah ministered in the four turbulent decades preceding the fall of Jerusalem on March 15–16, 597 B.C. These decades were marked by the sudden collapse of Assyria, and a subsequent power struggle between the emerging Babylonian Empire and a resurgent Egypt. Caught in the middle, tiny Judah vacillated, alternately rebelling and submitting toContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

April 6NEAR THE CROSSFanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through His blood, shed on the cross. (Colossians 1:19, 20)The cross was a superb triumph over Satan,Continue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”