Category: Echoes of His Love
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Before It Is Too Late
The Lord is righteous; for I have rebelled against His commandment; hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.Lamentations 1:18 Today, we move to the book of Lamentations, which follows the book of Jeremiah. Note that it was also written by Jeremiah. It…
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The People or the Building?
Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.Jeremiah 52:17 When a Yoruba proverb says that the child you didn’t train will sell the…
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His Battle Axe
Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war; for with thee will I break in pieces nations, and with thee will I destroy Kingdoms.Jeremiah 51:20 God’s judgement requires executors. So, you are the one that will usually choose the side to be: His executor or His executed. And choosing that side becomes easy on…
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His Compassion is a Shield
In those days and in that time, saith the Lord, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserved.Jeremiah 50:20 This is a blissful future that God has promised Israel after they…
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He Loves the Children
Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.Jeremiah 49:11 The compassionate God never leaves the orphan and widows without His care. Even though Edom and other nations who have also offended before God were being punished for their recalcitrance, He still showed compassion to the children caught…
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His Compassion Fails Not
Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the Lord. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.Jeremiah 48:47 We read of the judgement of Israel; till they were brought to ruins due to their stubbornness and refusal to repent despite many warnings from God’s prophets. Here, it is the…
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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…
