Commitment

In this verse, David is urging us to commit our entire journey in life to the Lord. Whatever we choose to do in our daily lives, we should dedicate it to God, trusting that He will guide us through. It's easy to say "God's got us," but in order for...

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Better Is Coming

Trust and patience are peas in a pod. Conversely, impatience testifies of distrust in the heart. God made the above promise to Jeremiah on the eve of a 70 year Babylonian captivity. Buying land that you might not use for 70 years requires both patience and trust in God's promises....

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Securing A Hope And A Future

Jeremiah, and the nation of Israel, were in the midst of troubled times. The King had not heeded Jeremiah’s warning but had thrown him into a pit of mire! And now that Babylon had besieged Jerusalem as the prophet had warned, Jeremiah was shut up in the court of the...

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Does Anyone Mean Anyone?

Earlier verses in our study of forgiveness often focused on forgiving others in cases where they sinned against us. The language Jesus uses here is intentionally more broad. Jesus knew that we often take offense and hold things against others that are not even really based in sins against us....

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Forgiveness Doesn’t Change The Past; It Enlarges The Future

Why is forgiveness so hard to give, especially in difficult circumstances? We often think of it as a personal process, saying to ourselves, “When I’m ready to do it I will, but I just can’t now.” Have you ever thought? “I have to think about it, make that person suffer...

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