Where We Cry

“He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of a wilderness; He encircled him, He cared for him, He guarded him as the pupil of His eye.” Deuteronomy 32:10 Where We Cry   Howling waste – Have you ever been in the wilderness at night?  Far from the man-made delusions of…

Where God Speaks

“He found him in a desert land, and in the howling waste of a wilderness; He encircled him, He cared for him, He guarded him as the pupil of His eye.” Deuteronomy 32:10 Where God Speaks Desert – Life in the house of God is not what the world imagines.  Heaven on earth has very…

It’s Not What You Think

“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 It’s Not What You Think Mighty – If you understood nagad (“tell” – see yesterday), then you are prepared for batsar.  But it probably isn’t “mighty”. God promises to answer us…

The Discovery Zone

“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.”  Jeremiah 33:3 The Discovery Zone Tell – The English Bible translates six different Hebrew words with “tell”.  That’s a lot of territory with a lot of shades of meaning, lost under the umbrella…

The Answer of Affliction

“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 The Answer of Affliction Answer – Hebrew is a language written without vowels.  The vowels and the correct pronunciation are added, usually from memory, to the written consonants.  That means many…

Specifically Yours,

“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 Specifically Yours, Call – The Hebrew root qara’ has a bit more to it than simply crying out.  When the Bible uses qara’, it implies a specific request of a specific…

God’s Higher Education Plan

“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 God’s Higher Education Plan Call – Today’s post-modern culture ignores the most important part of education.  Once God is removed from the system, education takes on a completely different objective.  The…

The World of Threat and Reward

“Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, nor can they do any good.”  Jeremiah 10:5 The World of Threat and Reward Harm . . Good – When Jeremiah delivers God’s message of impending judgment, he captures both sides of our dilemma.  Fearing the threats of this world is no less sinful than…

The Politics of Heaven

“Do not learn the ways of the nations” Jeremiah 10:2 The Politics of Heaven Do Not Learn – Jeremiah was a prophet of doom.  Most of the time, we ignore his message.  We love the verse in chapter 29 about “plans to prosper and not to harm you”, but by and large, we don’t read…