More than a posture, it is a command from the LORD our God. As the creator of heaven and earth, He says “Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” (Psalm 46:10). Although this is a well-known verse, it is nonetheless seldom obeyedContinue reading “Be Still”
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The Art of Lamenting
The second book of Jeremiah is called Lamentations. It is a book that relieves and cries at the state of Judah who went from being “the apple of the Lord’s eyes” to His enemies. In it, Jeremiah recalls the height from which Jerusalem has fallen down, he brings us closer into what being separated fromContinue reading “The Art of Lamenting”
In Ending Jeremiah
The book of Jeremiah ends with a succession of judgement prophecies on Israel’s enemies’ nations (see chapters forty-six through fifty-one). The LORD in His justice will not let the guilty go unpunished nor the sins of the guilty unaccounted for. In enacting His judgement, the LORD started first with His people and then moved toContinue reading “In Ending Jeremiah”
Hardened Hearts
Love is one of the main attributes of God displayed in the Bible. It is impossible to read the Bible without seeing countless upon countless examples of the love of God. Theologians have often coined the Bible as a love story between God and his people. Indeed, one of the most popular verses in theContinue reading “Hardened Hearts”
Working out your salvation
One of the qualities that are unique to God is that He does wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure (Isaiah 25:1). Indeed, He is the only God who announces what He will do before He does what He says He will do. Moreover, when what He announces comes to pass, it stillContinue reading “Working out your salvation”
Boasting in the Flesh
The way of the LORD is sure to make one pause and question oneself because it is often contrary, if not always to human logic or rationale. Many of the prophets in the Bible had to do things that were non sensical to our intelligent brains. Indeed, to the LORD, the wisdom of this worldContinue reading “Boasting in the Flesh”
Keep Going
The Bible is a book of repetition. The same message is vehiculated in different ways all with the hope that it will sit in our hearts and produce fruit. I often wonder how slow we can be for God to repeat the same thing over and over and over again. The irony in all thisContinue reading “Keep Going”
The Corruption of Sin
The book of Jeremiah, in addition to being a prophetic book is a book that displays the corruption that lies in man. In this book, we see the deceitfulness of man and the love of pleasure that slowly and surely brings him into destruction. The love of the world and self is made apparent inContinue reading “The Corruption of Sin”
The Heart of Man
The Bible has an unapologetically way of describing the condition of man, his heart and states it to be evil. In fact, as I was reading Jeremiah this week, I landed upon the famous verse that says “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). This is quiteContinue reading “The Heart of Man”
Thanksgiving
Christians are redeemed people – redeemed from the wrath of God that stands upon any man because of his sins which separates him from a holy and righteous God and brings a judgement upon him for his evil actions. Truly, Christians are set apart from the rest of the world because they act differently, theyContinue reading “Thanksgiving”