Bible Reading: 2081211

Jeremiah 24-27

 

“Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.” Jeremiah 24:6-7

 

Lord, Thy truth is wonderful. That even Thy chastening rod is meant for good to those who love Thee. All that Thou doest is for our good and to give us a heart to know Thee. Lord, I pray that you would forgive me for doubting Thy love for me. Help me to, as I ask every day, to know Thee and to be a humble servant unto Thee.

Bible Reading: 2081210

Jeremiah 20-23

 

“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” Jeremiah 23:5-6

 

Lord, I thank Thee for Thy Son, Jesus Christ. I pray that you would forgive me for not representing Him in a manner befitting one of His children. I have had attitudes in my heart that have not mirrored His love and compassion. Help me to turn from my wicked ways unto Thee.

Bible Reading: 2081209

Jeremiah 16-19

 

“Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.” Jeremiah 17:5-6

 

Lord, I pray that I would not trust in men nor myself but help me to trust in Thee and to dwell continually by Thy side.

Bible Reading: 2081208

Jeremiah 12-15

“But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD.” Jeremiah 12:17

Lord, though this passage was written to Thy people, I know that to every nation that is upon the face of the earth, this truth applies. Lord, I pray for the United States. This nation, though founded upon the truths of Thy word, has turned its back to Thee and has cast Thee from their sight. Lord, I beg Your mercy upon us, but mores so, I pray that those who have not turned from Thee will be used to see many won to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Bible Reading: 2081207

Jeremiah 8-11

“Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!” Jeremiah 9:1

Dear God, how apathetic am I toward the state of man. Day after day passes by and hardly a tear is shed by me for the truth that the people around me are lost and on their way to a devil’s hell. Lord, help me to have the compassion of Christ for those who are lost without hope. Lord, for the young men who I hear about to day in Iraq who died this week. Lord, where are they now? Are they beholding Thy face…or tumbling forever in a Christ-less eternity. May my heart be broken for the lost.

Bible Reading: 2081206

Jeremiah 4-7

“For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.” Jeremiah 4:3-4

Lord, I pray you would help me to circumcise the foreskin of my heart and turn from my wicked ways. As the days go by, and I learn from Thy word, I learn how enslaved to my sin I really am. I learn more and more how my sin fallows the ground of my heart and life and makes it unfruitful. Help me Lord to break up this monotonous and habitual lifestyle of mine that I may glorify Thee with my life.

“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh. For I spoke not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.” Jeremiah 7:21-23

Lord, how often do I rely on the “sacrifices” of my life to give me a false sense of security about my relationship and obedience to Thee. Lord, help me not to go through the motions but to yield to Thy will in all things that it may be well with me and sinners will be converted unto Thee.

Bible Reading: 2081205

Jeremiah 1-3

“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.” Jeremiah 1:5-9

Lord, though this is passage is in reference to one person, Thy prophet Jeremiah, I know that You have known us all before the time we were in the womb. Lord, You have a plan for all our lives, and I have been blessed enough to be brought unto Thee to serve in Thy ministry. Thank you for such a wonderful privilege as to serve Thee, but help me to be sober minded concerning my responsibility to Thee. I know that within me is no good thing and that if it were not for Thee, I would be utterly desolate. Help me to know Thee and to love Thee with all my heart that I may be able to see a few saved through my ministry.

Bible Reading: 2081204

Isaiah 62-66

“For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.” Isaiah 62:1-2

Lord, I praise Thy holy name that Thou hast, for all time, had it in Thy plan to reach all nations of the world, and all gentiles as I am. Lord, thank You for Thy loving kindness and Thy mercy toward me and all people. Forgive me, as I have, for so long, not found Thee precious to my heart as I ought. Help me to love Thee and to follow Thee with all my life.

Bible Reading: 2081203

Isaiah 58-61

“If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honorable; and shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.” Isaiah 58:13-14

Lord, again, I know that this passage is dealing with Thy people Israel, but I know that there is a principle here that is applicable to my own life. Lord, I pray that You would help me not to do my own ways but that I would follow closely after Thee. My desires are continually on my own pleasure and to seek my own paths. Lord, I know that I, in no way, have the ability to do that which is right save by Thy doing in my life. Help me to love You and to honor You.

“And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.” Isaiah 60:3-5

Lord, thank you that Your plan has always been for the world to know Thy name. Thank you that I stand redeemed and forgiven of all iniquity. Help me to love Thee as I ought for such a wonderful gift as Thy Son, Jesus Christ.

Bible Reading: 2081202

Isaiah 55-57

 

“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 557-9

 

Lord, thank you that no matter the wickedness of my heart that You will abundantly pardon. I often try to contemplate such love, mercy, and grace but it is too high for me. Lord, truly Thy thoughts are higher than mine, in so much that I know not what I should ask of Thee. Lord, deal with me as Thou see fit for thy honor and glory.

Bible Reading: 2081201

Isaiah 50-54

“Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst.” Isaiah 50:2

Lord, I thank Thee that You have the power to redeem and that You have redeemed me. As I sit and read Thy word, I realize that anything that I ask of Thee or say of Thee is far from what You are worthy of. Lord, thank you for your Son who continually is making intersession for me because I know not what I truly ask or need. Help me to follow Thee the best that I can.