Category: Blog
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The Sword
O thou sword of the Lord, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.Jeremiah 47:6 When God’s judgement is raging, only God’s mercy can quiet it. When the Lord requires the execution of His justice, will you be ready to change your ways in…
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Rest and Peace
But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid. Jeremiah 46:27 God’s promise of rest…
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Ambition or Vision
And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.Jeremiah 45:5 This promise is to one man. I think it is also for all. It is…
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Stubbornly Unrepentant
They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.Jeremiah 44:10 The stubbornness of these people is legendary. Even when confronted with God’s judgement, they remained stubborn and unrepentant. They were even attributing their suffering…
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Senseless Pride
Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the Lord our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there.Jeremiah 43:2 We continue our train of thought from yesterday. These people were described as…
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Self Deceit Mode
Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the Lord thy God shall send thee to us.Jeremiah 42:5 When a people are in self deceit mode, you can’t really do much to help them. These people…
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Differentiating Paranoia from Stupidity
Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.Jeremiah 41:1 While a leader…
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Choosing Not To Be A Stranger
Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.Jeremiah 40:6 What is interesting here is that the Governor of Judah and Prophet Jeremiah chose to live among the people. I think that is a great lesson the Nigerian political elite…
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Trust God Gets Rewarded
For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.Jeremiah 39:18 This message to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian proves something once again: God does not owe any person. Yesterday we read…
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Deciding to Make the Right Choice
Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you. Jeremiah 38:5 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hands, and they mock…
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