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Pastor’s Note Some of the history of Jeremiah’s troubles is documented in today’s Old Testament reading. May this remind us, as Paul is trying to impress upon Timothy in our New Testament reading, that to speak up...

Pastor’s Note As always, in today’s reading of Jeremiah God is concerned that his judgments are understood. We see the hope of God’s promised restoration of Israel, and the call for his people to trust in him...

Pastor’s Note Today we read of God’s use of natural disaster to carry out discipline on his wayward people. We also learn an important lesson about the “lying prophets” who want to falsely prop up people’s hopes...

Pastor’s Note Today’s Old Testament reading is prompted by Jeremiah’s reasonable question regarding what is happening to Judah. The Lord takes him to school on the divine covenants of the sacred nation. Then God...

Pastor’s Note In his admission of the pain he feels over the indictments he is commissioned to deliver, Jeremiah shows us why he is sometimes called the “weeping prophet.” Speaking the truth to people about sin is...

Pastor’s Note More today on the folly of sin, as Jeremiah reminds God’s people that they stubbornly pursue their sinful paths even after the Lord’s faithful discipline (7:28). The foolishness of the nation’s moral...

Pastor’s Note In Jeremiah’s preaching today we read about the frustrating reality of hardheartedness, which is such a common characteristic of humanity. Or to put it in the words of Hebrews 3:13, we need to see to...

Pastor’s Note Today we read of God’s passionate and dramatic call to repentance through Jeremiah—to his wayward generation. How gracious God is to provide messengers that call people to repentance in light of his...

Pastor’s Note In the Old Testament today we begin our read of the book of Jeremiah. Much like the call of Moses, and many other important figures in the Old Testament, I hope your reading of these opening scenes...

Pastor’s Note More today on the restoration of God’s people, the Lord’s just response to sin, and the hope for the remnant of contrite people who turn to God in honest confession—clinging to his grace. In our New...

Pastor’s Note As we near the closing chapters of Isaiah we see again with clarity the problem of sin, which caused our need for redemption and deliverance. The ultimate redemptive work of God seen in today’s...

Pastor’s Note In our reading of Isaiah 56 through 58, we again observe the “kindness and severity of God” (Rom.11:22). Note God’s gracious inclusivity in extending his salvation across national barriers, which...

Pastor’s Note Today in Isaiah 53 we read some of the most profound and revealing prophecies regarding the coming of the “Servant” who would redeem God’s people through offering his own life as a “guilt offering”...

Pastor’s Note The editorial heading in our reading of Isaiah 50 aptly captures the contrast: “Israel’s Sin and the Servant’s Obedience.” May we be grateful to God that though his people are often unfaithful, he...

Pastor’s Note God again shows his gracious character in his promise to restore his wayward people in today’s Old Testament reading. Let us appreciate the grace of God as we consider the gravity of sin in the face...