““Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.”
Jeremiah 23:5-6
Remember…man has no righteousness in himself! Our righteousness comes from the shed blood of Christ!
Tom
“Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.”
II Timothy 2:10
Chew on this today. Paul was willing to endure anything to get the gospel spread. He proved it! Beaten, imprisoned, and then martyred for doing this very thing of sharing Jesus in hopes of folks obtaining salvation.
What are willing to endure to share Jesus?
Tom
“And you have done worse than your fathers, for behold, each one follows the dictates of his own evil heart, so that no one listens to Me.”
Jeremiah 16:12
Here God is bringing judgement upon Judah and He gives the reason why. If He did not spare His chosen people He will not spare our day in which many are doing the same thing!!!
Tom
“Inasmuch as there is none like You, O Lord (You are great, and Your name is great in might), Who would not fear You, O King of the nations? For this is Your rightful due. For among all the wise men of the nations, And in all their kingdoms, There is none like You.”
Jeremiah 10:6-7
Yes Lord! None like you! I will praise you for eternity!
Tom
“The wise men are ashamed, They are dismayed and taken. Behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord; So what wisdom do they have?”
Jeremiah 8:9
Reject God’s Word and you have no wisdom! Judah did and faced the consequences and we will too if we reject and don’t obey God’s Word!
Tom
““If you will return, O Israel,” says the Lord, “Return to Me; And if you will put away your abominations out of My sight, Then you shall not be moved. And you shall swear, ‘The Lord lives,’ In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; The nations shall bless themselves in Him, And in Him they shall glory.””
Jeremiah 4:1-2
The call for all nations! Repent and come and admit who the Lord is! Then in him be glorified!!!
Come!!!
Tom
“The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him.”
Nahum 1:7
God knows who trusts in Him and those who don’t. He will take care of those who truly trust in Him! That is a comforting thought!
Tom
