Tag: japa
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Avoiding Destruction
Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none.Ezekiel 7:25 There are two ways to look at the scripture in focus today. It announces a coming destruction, which it described throughout the chapter. Now the two pronged judgment describes what would happen to the citizens, their leaders and even their places of…
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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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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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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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