JEREMIAH 23:29 “Is not My word like a fire?” says the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?” Hammers come in all shapes and sizes. There are jackhammers, sledgehammers, claw hammers and ball peen hammers, to name a few. Each one is designed with a certain...

JEREMIAH 21:8 “Now you shall say to this people, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.”‘” According to Aesop’s fables, a long time ago when the world was young, the birds and the beasts were engaged in a bitter...

JEREMIAH 20:9 Then I said, “I will not make mention of Him, nor speak anymore in His name.” But His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, and I could not. For more than 20 years...

JEREMIAH 18:1-4 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.” Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. And the vessel...

JEREMIAH 16:16-17 “Behold, I will send for many fishermen,” says the Lord, “and they shall fish them; and afterward I will send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain and every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. For My eyes are on all...

JEREMIAH 15:16 Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; for I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts. It is a tremendous responsibility to bear someone’s name. From the pages of history we...

JEREMIAH 14:14 And the Lord said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in My name. I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart.” 1977 millions of people lined up at...

JEREMIAH 13:23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Then may you also do good who are accustomed to do evil. There’s a legend about a scorpion, being a very poor swimmer, who asked a turtle to carry him on its back across the river. “Are...

JEREMIAH 12:1 Righteous are You, O Lord, when I plead with You; yet let me talk with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those happy who deal so treacherously? Have you noticed how many intriguing “why” questions we have? I suppose inquiring...

JEREMIAH 11:13-14 “For according to the number of your cities were your gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem you have set up altars to that shameful thing, altars to burn incense to Baal. Therefore do not pray for this people, or lift up...