Jeremiah 26-45
The one thing necessary for true change (Jer 31:1-26)
Jer 31:1-26 One time, a friend shared how much she longed for her dad’s approval. As a middle child she had always felt a bit passed over and her father was so busy with work that he had little time…
God’s way of bringing about transformation (Jeremiah 30)
Jer 30:1-24; Jer 31:1 How can a good God allow so much suffering in the world? This is a crunch point for many who reject the Christian God. Yet, when we look at our lives, it is often periods of…
How to find peace when life is hard (Jeremiah 29)
Jer 29:1-32 When my husband and I decided to move to New Zealand, it was originally my suggestion, but by the time the Lord opened the way, I was less than convinced that I could make the adjustments needed. In…
How to recognise God’s voice (Jeremiah 28)
Jer 28:1-17 A month or two after I started my first job, a colleague from another department visited our office. It was the first time I met him, and he said to me that he saw a great opportunity in…
Submitting to God’s will or not? (Jeremiah 27)
Jer 27:1-22 Despite modernity’s conviction that religion and belief in God would eventually disappear, many today seek to reconnect with a spiritual reality. However, spirituality seems mostly to be a desire to have some personal experience of the divine or…
Knowing how to respond to God’s Word (Jeremiah 26)
Jer 26:1-24 At a retreat with my church shortly after I came to faith, I received a verse of Scripture. The leaders wrote different ones on cards and handed them out randomly at the end of the conference. They sincerely…