So far through the first chapter of James, through verses 1-8, we have looked at finding Joy in trials and seeking God for wisdom to navigate those trials with a perspective that glorifies Him and grows us. Today we look at verses 9-18, James talks about the realities of our situation in this world, the... Continue Reading →
Be with God
I share with you all a snippet of my faith journey this past couple of weeks. I have been seeking the Lord to lead me to a book of the Bible to study next. Regarding my Bible reading plan for the year, it consists of both structure and a lack of it too. And by... Continue Reading →
A Gentle Heart and Spirit
Hey everyone, I hope all of you are having a great start to the year and are delving in to the word of God. I share with you today something a little different. When I read scripture, I either take away something from the entire passage or if a verse pulls me in, I dwell... Continue Reading →
The Fruit of the Spirit – Patience
Photo by Abdullah In the age where we have gotten accustomed to everything immediate, we respond poorly when we have to exhibit patience towards others or when God intends for us to be patient with what He is doing. What is Patience? Patience is defined as the capacity to accept or tolerate delays, problems or... Continue Reading →
The Fruit of the Spirit – Peace
Photo by Pixabay Peace in the world, peace around and peace within. A life of peace is a desire that is universal and the pursuit of it is often misconstrued to be found in things other than God. What is Peace? Peace is often defined in terms of what it is not, the absence or... Continue Reading →
Willing to do God’s will
Photo by Pixabay Following on in Jeremiah 42, as the story continues after the fall of Jerusalem, those who were still in Jerusalem (called as the remnant), sought out Jeremiah. They sought Jeremiah, not the other way around, the very same prophet of God whose words of warning they ignored – why did they do... Continue Reading →
Continual Communion with God
Photo by Luis Quintero ‘Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah’ - we read this sentence time and time again throughout the book of Jeremiah. He was a prophet chosen by God and so we are not taken by surprise when we come across those words. But Jeremiah was after all a man,... Continue Reading →
A Heart of Obedience
Photo by David Frampton In Jeremiah 35, we read about a group of people called the Recabites, whom God uses as an example of obedience and a rebuke to the people of Judah. Who are the Recabites? They were a nomadic group of people related to the Kenites (1 Ch 2:55), some of whom lived... Continue Reading →
Truth or Falsehood
Photo by Magda Ehlers Jeremiah 28 details Jeremiah being confronted by a false prophet Hananiah. Hananiah stands in the temple of the Lord, before the priests and all the people and prophesises a very different future to what Jeremiah had been saying. In verse 2-3, we read Hananiah say “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God... Continue Reading →
Two baskets of Figs
Photo by Sunsetoned from Pexels Jeremiah 24: 2 “One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early; the other basket, very poor figs, so bad that they could not be eaten.” This image was given by God to Jeremiah. It was when the first exiles were carried from Jerusalem to Babylon by king Nebuchadnezzar. The Lord... Continue Reading →