Inspiration For Our Daily Christian Walk

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Sweet Meditation

Live in the light of God's Eternal Word.  His every word is true; all His promises are sure. God's Word is powerful. Amen.

Everlasting Word

Believe, trust in, hold fast to God's everlasting Word. It cannot change; it shall not pass away.

Related Bible Readings:

Isaiah 40:8

The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God stands forever. 

Psalm 119:89

Forever, O Lord, Your Word is settled in heaven. 

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.

Our True Treasure of Joy and Rejoicing

Long-suffering God is righteous and just in all that He does. In Jeremiah Chapter 15, God declared a severe punishment on Judah. So much so, that He said, "Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My mind would not  be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My sight, and let them go forth." (verse 1)

The prophet Jeremiah, a man called by God to speak His words to a rebellious people, found himself pleading with God for mercy. He lamented his own birth and desired deliverance from his persecutors.

He put God in remembrance of his faithfulness to the call of God upon His life. He said, "O Lord, You know; remember me and visit me, and take vengeance for me on my persecutors. In Your enduring patience, do not take me away. Know that for Your sake I have suffered rebuke. Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; for I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts." (verses 15 & 16)

The prophet also complained in His affliction: "For You have filled me with indignation. Why is my pain perpetual and my wound incurable, which refuses to be healed? Will You surely be to me like an unreliable stream, as waters that fail?"(verse 18)

In verses 19-20, God set forth conditions for Jeremiah to continue in right standing before Him, with promises of His divine presence and protection. He reinforced to the prophet his calling with words He spoke concerning his purpose and mission in life. (See also Chapter 1.)

Our faithful Savior who called us, has promised never to leave us nor forsake us. He is with us in our trials and tribulations, in our joys and in our sorrows.

The Lord God of hosts is our true treasure of joy and rejoicing! Feast on His word; trust and obey. Amen.

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The Longsuffering of Our Lord

Reflection:

Be steadfast in hope. According to the Lord's promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Let us continue to pray that His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. The Lord is longsuffering, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Only the Lord can save us; what a Savior!

A Heart Like God's

Good morning and greetings in the wonderful name of Jesus!

The Word of God says, "Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight," says the Lord. (Jeremiah 9:23 & 24)

A Prayer for Today:

Give me a heart like Yours, Lord. Give me the wisdom from above and the understanding of You; that I may desire to do the things that are pleasing in Your sight and to walk humbly with My God, all of my days. Amen.

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Today's Bible Verse: Psalm 119:11

God's Holy Word

Your Word I have hidden in my heart, 

that I might not sin against You.

Psalm 119:11

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