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Jeremiah 4:19-31

Jeremiah 4:19-31

Jeremiah laments the coming war and desolation that God's people have earned through foolishness, evil, and refusal to know him. The Lord sees through...

Jeremiah 4:5-18

Jeremiah 4:5-18

Dive into Jeremiah 4:5–18 as we explore God’s warning of judgment upon Jerusalem. Discover the dangers of outward religion without inward repentan...

Jeremiah 4:5-18

Stop Playing with Sin

God warns Jerusalem of Babylon's approaching destruction. Outward reforms cannot avert judgment while idolatry still lodges in the people's hearts; th...

Jeremiah 3:6-4:4

Jeremiah 3:6-4:4

Faithless Israel and treacherous Judah have committed spiritual adultery, but the merciful Lord repeatedly calls his backsliding children to return, c...

Jeremiah 3:1-5

Jeremiah 3:1-5

Judah's persistent idolatry is spiritual adultery that pollutes the land and refuses shame. Yet the betrayed covenant Husband astonishingly calls his ...

Jeremiah 2:26-37

Jeremiah 2:26-37

Judah turns from the Lord toward idols and political allies, calling wood and stone its parents and seeking rescue from Egypt and Assyria. The people ...

Jeremiah 2:1-25

Jeremiah 2:1-25

The Lord remembers Israel's early covenant love and recounts his faithful redemption, but priests, rulers, prophets, and people exchange their glory f...

Jeremiah 1

Jeremiah 1

God appoints Jeremiah as a prophet before his birth, puts his Word in Jeremiah's mouth, and commissions him to speak judgment and restoration to natio...

Jeremiah 3:1-5

Return to the Faithful God

God portrays Israel's idolatry as a wife's unfaithfulness to her husband. Though the people have polluted the land, refuse shame, and will not return,...

1 John 5:18-21

1 John 5:18-21

John concludes by contrasting those born of God with a world under the wicked one's sway. Those united to Jesus are guarded by God, receive understand...

Jeremiah 2:1-25

Turn Back to the Lord

Although God lovingly redeemed, led, and provided for Israel, the people abandoned him for idols that cannot profit. They forsook the fountain of livi...

1 John 5:14-17

1 John 5:14-17

Explore 1 John 5:14–17 as we learn to pray confidently according to God's will, understand the sin leading to death, and intercede wisely with dis...

1 John 5:6-13

1 John 5:6-13

Why did John write his first epistle? Discover the assurance of eternal life through the testimony of the Spirit, the water, and the blood. Join us ...

1 John 5:14-17

Pray with Confidence

Believers can pray confidently because God hears requests made according to his will. John also calls Christians to pray for a brother caught in sin, ...

1 John 5:6-13

Know You Have Eternal Life

God himself testifies concerning his Son, and refusing that testimony makes God out to be a liar. Those who believe have eternal life in Jesus; John w...

1 John 4:17-5:5

1 John 4:17-5:5

God's prior love in Christ removes tormenting fear of judgment and produces faith that works through love. Believers show love for the unseen God by l...

1 John 4:12-16

1 John 4:12-16

Although no one has seen God as he truly is, his abiding presence is known through Spirit-enabled love, apostolic testimony that the Father sent the S...

1 John 4:7-11

1 John 4:7-11

God is love, but love is not a humanly redefined god. Divine love is concretely manifested in the Father sending his only begotten Son as the propitia...

1 John 4:1-6

1 John 4:1-6

1 John 4:1-6

Discerning in a Deceptive Age

Christians must test spiritual claims rather than believe every teacher. Those who deny that Jesus Christ truly came in the flesh or reject apostolic ...

1 John 3:16-24

1 John 3:16-24

Christ defines love by laying down his life for us, and his people must love sacrificially in deed and truth, including sharing material goods with br...

1 John 3:10-14

1 John 3:10-14

How do we know if we truly belong to Christ? In this devotional on 1 John 3:10–14, we explore love, righteousness, and how our treatment of others...

1 John 3:4-9

1 john 3:4-9

Sin is lawlessness, while those born of God practice righteousness rather than making peace with habitual rebellion. Christians still sin and must rep...

1 John 2:28-3:3

1 John 2:28-3:3

Explore how to discern your identity in Christ from 1 John 2:28–3:3. This devotional unpacks the hope of Christ’s return, the evidence of righteous ...