“Thus says the Lord: Stand by the roads and look; and ask for the eternal paths, where the good, old way is; then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” Jeremiah 6:16a [July 31st]
Don't miss the link to Jesus and His easy yolk in Matthew 11:29, of course. But, how about the link to "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" I love that this Jeremiah passage is the key source to part of an old hymn. It's been titled "Down to the River to Pray" and "The Good Old Way," among others. It's been around since the 1800's in one form or another, so a little variety is probably not a surprise. If you haven't heard it in church, you may have heard it during the movie where they sing “...studying about that good, old way.”
Click Here to watch a video clip from the movie, with Allison Krause singing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fztz_Vr9uHk&app=desktop
Blessings,
Steve
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We’re reading The One Year Chronological Bible, New Living Translation (Tyndale). It’s best with your own copy. Or, copy and paste this link to the daily reading schedule:
http://www.oneyearbibleonline.com/readingplan/oneyearchronologicalbiblereadingplan.pdf
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This week's highlights:
The prophecies of Jeremiah started last week, but I'm going to include my comments this week when we read the bulk of the book. We also get more histories, as well as the prophecies of: Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah.
July 29th - Jeremiah 1:7 "Don't say 'I am too young!'" God does not accept our age as a reason to not serve Him.
July 29th - Jeremiah 2:13 Jesus reference: "fountain of living water"
July 30th - Jeremiah 4:3&4 THIS IS SO RICH!
“Plow up the hard ground of your hearts!”
“Do not waste your good seed among thorns.” (X-ref Matthew 13:1-9)
"Circumcise your hearts" (X-ref to Deut 10:16 & 30:6, Rom 2:29)
July 31st - 2Kings 22:3-20 - They discover a scroll of the Law of God. When the King hears what is written there, he despairs at the nation’s sins. The High Priest consults “...the Prophet Huldah. She was the wife of Shallum....” God gives her the prophetic message for the King and for the nation.
August 1st - Nahum 1:7 The Lord is "a strong refuge when trouble comes." Sound familiar?
August 2nd - Habakkuk 2:4 "The righteous live by faith” (Compare to Rom 1:17, Gal 3:11, & Heb 10:37-38).
August 2nd - Habakkuk 2:20 "The Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before him."
Hear it sung at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROQnzyl97Io
August 3rd - Zephaniah 2:10 says the enemies of the Lord's people will "receive the wages of their pride" because they scoff at God's people.
August 3rd - 2 Chronicles 35:20-23 ... Good to keep in mind that God does in fact sometimes speak to those we may choose as our enemies. It's not always about us.
August 4th - Jeremiah 22:3 “This is what the Lord says: Be fair-minded and just. Do what is right! Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Quit your evil deeds! Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, and widows. Stop murdering the innocent!”
August 4th - Jeremiah 26:13 “But if you will stop your sinning and begin to obey the Lord your God, he will change his mind about this disaster that he has announced against you.”
August 5th - One of my favorite passages (Jeremiah 36:21-32) God tells Jeremiah to write down all of his prophecies; giving one last chance for the people to hear them and repent. But, after hearing, the king cuts them up and tosses them into the fire!!
God's response? He tells Jeremiah, "Get another scroll ...."
I LOVE THIS!! Just start all over, Jeremiah, and we'll do it again. God will not let His mercy be denied!!
Next week
At first, we alternate between Jeremiah and Daniel; they overlap in the same timeframe. The well known "fiery furnace" shows up, along with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Also: Jeremiah questions the Lord's justice! Also, on August 12th, God shows Jeremiah a vision of good and bad figs. There's a lesson for us in that about who is seemingly punished (the exiles) and who is seemingly saved (those not carried away to Babylon).
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