Category: Teaching

Morning Light – Jeremiah 19 Today: [Jeremiah 19] Hell Comes to Jerusalem. In this chapter, Jeremiah takes the elders of the city out to the valley of Hinnom which is representative in Christian scripture as eternal hell. It was where the kings of Jerusalem often sacrificed their children to Baal. At this place of shame […]

Morning Light – Jeremiah 18 Today: [Jeremiah 18] Can There Be False Repentance? In this chapter, Jeremiah is sent to the Potter’s House. The message convey to him there as he watches the potter is that of the sovereignty of God. Up to this point Jeremiah’s understanding of God was strained by the Father’s punishment […]

Morning Light – Jeremiah 17 Today: [Jeremiah 17] Are You Capable of Repentance? In this chapter, Jeremiah declares that the people of the nation are indelibly sinful and resistant to change. Have you ever tried to wash permanent marker out of a piece of laundry? Sin is like that. Do you have a pet sin, […]

Morning Light – Jeremiah 16 Today: [Jeremiah 16] Are You Called to Be Single for Jesus? In this chapter Jeremiah is commanded to remain unmarried. This is not without precedence in Christian culture. There is an unspoken judgment among many that if you are REALLY serious about serving Jesus, that you will choose to be […]

Morning Light – Jeremiah 15 Today: [Jeremiah 15] What God CANNOT Do: In this chapter God speaking through Jeremiah makes an astonishing statement of what He CANNOT do. Jeremiah is asking God to have mercy on the nation of Judah in spite of the fact that they admittedly have not repented in the least. In […]

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, […]