Daily Devotional

It is a terrible thing to remove yourself from the divine guidance and protection of the LORD. In this case, the earnestness of the people’s declared intent to follow God’s will amounted to a mere pretense.

Being involved in the enormity of God’s purposes simply means that others are directly affected. I must ask myself: am I willing to suffer the criticism that is likely to result as I follow the Lord?

The new covenant refers to the restoration of the original one, written in a different place by the LORD Himself: upon our hearts.

Jeremiah is urging his brethren to look back at Jacob’s experience when he was threatened by an angry brother who said he would kill him in revenge for past wrongs. In preparation for the crisis, Jacob spent the night in prayer . . .

Here, we have His voice only. It would not have been audible to others. Jeremiah’s close relationship with the LORD was the only aspect of his life that enabled him to hear His voice.

Hananiah’s message was one of “cutting corners” instead of persevering according to God’s explicit directions. This false message caused the people to trust in a lie .