Today is a beautiful day, because God speaks through Micah, “O My people, remember now What Balak king of Moab counseled, And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, From Acacia Grove to Gilgal, That you may know the righteousness of the LORD. He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God remembered His covenant even after listing off all the transgressions of His people, “Nevertheless I will remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.” (Ezekiel 16:60 NKJV) Remember Welcome to Joy in Verse! … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jeremiah speaks of the value of a personal relationship with the Lord through the New Covenant, “No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jeremiah stated his case and asked for justice before God, “Shall evil be repaid for good? For they have dug a pit for my life. Remember that I stood before You To speak good for them, To turn away Your wrath from them.” (Jeremiah 18: 20 NKJV) Remember Welcome … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jeremiah was faithful, “O LORD, You know; Remember me and visit me, And take vengeance for me on my persecutors. In Your enduring patience, do not take me away. Know that for Your sake I have suffered rebuke. Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jeremiah pleads for his people on the strength and reliability of God’s covenant and for His name’s sake, “We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness And the iniquity of our fathers, For we have sinned against You. Do not abhor us, for Your name’s sake; Do not disgrace the throne of Your glory. Remember, … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God warned His people through Jeremiah, “Thus says the LORD to this people: ‘Thus they have loved to wander; They have not restrained their feet. Therefore the LORD does not accept them; He will remember their iniquity now, And punish their sins.’” (Jeremiah 14: 10 NKJV) Remember … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God showed Jeremiah that one day the presence of God within His people would be a greater testimony than rituals and symbols, “And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding. ‘Then it shall come to pass, when you are … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Jeremiah called on God’s people to remember how wonderful their relationship with God once was, “Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD: “I remember you, The kindness of your youth, The love of your betrothal, When you went after Me in the wilderness, … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God made a way for His people through the righteousness of Christ, even after the destruction of the temple that He allowed because of sin, “But now, O LORD, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand. Do not … Read more