Powerful Words from the Prophets“This is what the LORD says—the LORD who made the earth, who formed and established it, whose name is the LORD: Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.” – Jeremiah 33:2-3 (NLT)“Information or Revelation” I have to confess to you that the whole AI (Artificial Intelligence) thing scares me. And it scares me for LOTS of reaso...

Powerful Words from the Prophets“O Sovereign LORD! You made the heavens and earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!” – Jeremiah 32:17 (NLT)“Nothing Is Too Hard for God!” Paul Wood from Lodi, California, had been having a hard time. He was losing his balance and having trouble walking. He started having massive headaches that wouldn’t go away. He was finally referre...

Powerful Words from the ProphetsLong ago the LORD said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.” – Jeremiah 31:3 (NLT)“God Still Loves You” Years ago, I read a book called “The Cross and the Switchblade.” It was the story of a gang member in New York City named Nicky Cruz who was led to the Lord by an evangelist named David ...

Powerful Words from the Prophets“If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you,” says the LORD. “I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land.” – Jeremiah 29:13-14 (NLT)“The God of Reconstruction” Sometimes God is so amazing that it takes my breath away. His wi...

Powerful Words from the Prophets“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” – Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)“Come Wholeheartedly” Today’s passage is my Life Verse. It’s the scripture that has become the description of how I want to live in my walk of faith with God. God says that it’s the key to discovering all of who He is and all that He has for us. His hope in speaking it here in...

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThis is what the LORD says: “You will be in Babylon for seventy years. But then I will come and do for you all the good things I have promised, and I will bring you home again. For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. – Jeremiah 29:...

Powerful Words from the ProphetsJeremiah the prophet said to all the people in Judah and Jerusalem, “For the past twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until now—the LORD has been giving me his messages. I have faithfully passed them on to you, but you have not listened.” – Jeremiah 25:2-3 (NLT)“Don’t Be Stupid” On May 8, 1902, there was a h...

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Then the LORD gave me this message: ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: The good figs represent the exiles I sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians. I will watch over and care for them, and I will bring them back here again. I will build them up and not tear them down. I will plant them and not uproot them. I will give them hearts that recogniz...

Powerful Words from the Prophets“Am I a God who is only close at hand?” says the LORD. “No, I am far away at the same time. Can anyone hide from me in a secret place? Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?” says the LORD. – Jeremiah 23:23-24 (NLT)“He’s Here and There” Several years ago, I coached a pastor who lived in Australia. He had planted a church there, and I was assigned to help ...

Powerful Words from the Prophets“In that day,” says the LORD, “when people are taking an oath, they will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who rescued the people of Israel from the land of Egypt.’ Instead, they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exiled them....

Powerful Words from the Prophets“For the time is coming,” says the LORD, “when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land. And this will be his name: ‘The LORD Is Our Righteousness.’ In that day Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety.” – Jeremiah 23:5-6 (NLT)“The Lord Is ...

Powerful Words from the Prophets“But a beautiful cedar palace does not make a great king! Your father, Josiah, also had plenty to eat and drink. But he was just and right in all his dealings. That is why God blessed him. He gave justice and help to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn’t that what it means to know me?” says the LORD. – Jeremiah 22:15-16 (NLT)“How God Defines Su...

Powerful Words from the ProphetsSing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For though I was poor and needy, he rescued me from my oppressors. Yet I curse the day I was born! May no one celebrate the day of my birth. I curse the messenger who told my father, “Good news—you have a son!” – Jeremiah 20:13-15 (NLT)“The Rollercoaster” Do you like rollercoasters? I’ve found that I like them less the older I’ve g...

Powerful Words from the ProphetsWhen I speak, the words burst out. “Violence and destruction!” I shout. So these messages from the LORD have made me a household joke. But if I say I’ll never mention the LORD or speak in his name, his word burns in my heart like a fire. It’s like a fire in my bones! I am worn out trying to hold it in! I can’t do it! – Jeremiah 20:8-9 (NLT)“What’s the Fire in Your B...

Powerful Words from the Prophets“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the LORD, search all hearts and examine secret motives.” – Jeremiah 17:9-10 (NLT)“Innocence and Deception” My wife and I just took care of our oldest granddaughter for 12 days. With her autism, it’s no small task. Don’t get me wrong, she’s a wonderful...

Powerful Words from the Prophets“But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.” – Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NLT)“How Deep Is Your F...

Powerful Words from the Prophets“The wonderful possession I have reserved for you will slip from your hands.” – Jeremiah 17:4 (NLT)“Get a Grip” Some years ago, I had a friend who was really sharp. He had a great mind and, as an engineer, developed some pretty cool stuff. He was also a committed Christian, husband, father, and leader in the church. But something happened. Maybe it was the success. ...

Powerful Words from the Prophets“LORD, you are my strength and fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble!” – Jeremiah 16:19 (NLT)“Surrounded” Have you ever felt all alone in the middle of a crowd? Have you ever felt as if you were going through something, and there was no one who really “gets” you or understands what you’re dealing with? Have you ever felt as if you’re on a shore watching a tsunam...

Powerful Words from the Prophets“But the time is coming,” says the LORD, “when people who are taking an oath will no longer say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who rescued the people of Israel from the land of Egypt.’ Instead, they will say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives, who brought the people of Israel back to their own land from the land of the north and from all the countries to which he had exi...

Powerful Words from the ProphetsThis is how the LORD responds: “If you return to me, I will restore you so you can continue to serve me. If you speak good words rather than worthless ones, you will be my spokesman. You must influence them; do not let them influence you!” – Jeremiah 15:19 (NLT)“Who Is Influencing Whom?” In John 17, in His prayer for us, Jesus asks the Father to help us be “in the w...