Nothing in the world would take that from him. — Jeremiah 45:4 (KJV) Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land. It is no wonder that Baruch was discouraged. He had ministered alongside Jeremiah…

Our Heavenly Father needs none of what we have. — Luke 12:21 (KJV) So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. Our current church culture, one where we value beautiful buildings, comfortable seating, and costly accouterments, tends to define “rich toward God” as being generous in our financial giving to church. To be…

I just skimmed an article with the heading, “I’m No Longer a Christian But I Still Speak In Tongues.” — The author describes the euphoric sensations that acted upon her just before speaking in the ecstatic utterances. She then admits that she “left the church.” She claims to be some sort of “atheistic agnostic theist.” …

Let God provide your influences — Jeremiah 42:9 (KJV) And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him; I find Jeremiah preaching to three different congregations: The first, the Jews before captivity To the first he preached surrender. The second by way…

Give God your life so you can keep your life — Jeremiah 39:18 (KJV) For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD. Imagine the situation. Babylon has been a threat to Jerusalem for some…

4 W28 workout 2b — My numbers are a bit off today because I forgot to turn on my cardiogram app until after I had finished drag curls. Everything else went fantastic today. …

Are you guilty? — Jeremiah 37:9 (KJV) Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart. Just as people do today, the Jews sought help from everyone but God. With the Babylonians on the offense, Jerusalem looked to Egypt for help. Egypt —…