Category: Teaching

Morning Light – Jeremiah 14 Today: [Jeremiah 14] When God Says Stop Praying. In this chapter, we find the nation of Judah dealing with the invading Babylonians, when something worse happens. Have you ever experienced compound problems, one after another? It is devastating emotionally and draining physically to fight a battle on more than one […]

Morning Light – Jeremiah 13 Today: [Jeremiah 13] The Dirty Underwear Prophecy! In this chapter, God tells Jeremiah to wear an unwashed undergarment until it is so soiled it is good for nothing. What would you do if God instructed you to do such a thing? In this instance God was speaking through the prophet […]

Morning Light – Jeremiah 12 Today: [Jeremiah 12] Where Does Responsibility Lie? In this chapter, Jeremiah cries out to God that He would have mercy upon the people. The Babylonians have descended, the cities of Judah are being taken one by one. Jeremiah complains to God that wickedness is triumphing over the Lord’s heritage. God’s […]

Morning Light – Jeremiah 11 Today: [Jeremiah 11] Is Repentance Necessary? In Jeremiah 11 we find the prophet declaring the people excluded from the favor of God because of disobedience. They had generationally drifted from the pure worship of Jehovah in to widespread idolatry and external dependencies. What about today? A demand of obedience implies […]

Morning Light – Jeremiah 10 Today: [Jeremiah 10] The Idolatry of Man’s Wisdom. In this chapter, Jeremiah minutely describes the idols and pagan altars that the people of God have substituted for worship of the one true God. He describes their construction and the materials from which they were formed, declaring them unable to speak, […]

Morning Light – Jeremiah 9 Today: [Jeremiah 9] Jeremiah’s Melt Down: Have you ever come to the place where you just can’t take it anymore? Have you had a meltdown recently? Did you lose all composure and simply let loose and vented your frustration, grief or anger? Then this chapter is for you. Jeremiah was […]

Morning Light – Jeremiah 8 Today: [Jeremiah 8] The Aftermath of Judgment. In this chapter Jeremiah, almost against his will continues seeing by the Spirit the aftermath of the Babylonian invasion. The Babylonians not only destroy the temple and sack Jerusalem, but dig up the bones of the kings of the line of David and […]

Morning Light – Jeremiah 7 Today: [Jeremiah 7] Are You Living in Presumption? In this chapter, Jeremiah reproves the people for presuming they will never be held in account because they are of Jewish lineage. In this chapter, we find the verse that Jesus quoted when He cleansed the temple. That very fact renders this […]

Morning Light Jeremiah 6 Today: [Jeremiah 6] Coming Consequences. In chapter 6 of Jeremiah the people and the city of Jerusalem are busy preparing for war and getting ready to throw back the assault of the Babylonians. Jeremiah points out that the Babylonians from the north are coming because the people have forsaken their God. […]

Morning Light – Jeremiah 5 Today: [Jeremiah 5] Seeking Judgment and Truth. In chapter 5 of Jeremiah the Father excoriates the city of Jerusalem because there cannot be found in it one man that executes judgment or seeks the truth. For us seeking the truth means something somewhat different than what it does from a […]