#Jeremiah 12

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Jeremiah Complains to the LORD

1 Whenever I complain to you, LORD, you are always fair. But now I have questions about your justice. Why is life easy for sinners? Why are they successful?

2 You plant them like trees; you let them prosper and produce fruit. Yet even when they praise you, they don't mean it.

3 But you know, LORD, how faithful I've always been, even in my thoughts. So drag my enemies away and butcher them like sheep!

4 How long will the ground be dry and the pasturelands parched? The birds and animals are dead and gone.

And all of this happened because the people are so sinful. They even brag, “God can't see the sins we commit.”

The LORD Answers Jeremiah

5 Jeremiah, if you get tired in a race against people, how can you possibly run against horses?

If you fall in open fields, what will happen in the forest along the Jordan River?

6 Even your own family has turned against you. They act friendly, but don't trust them. They're out to get you, and so is everyone else.

The LORD Is Furious with His People

7 I loved my people and chose them as my very own. But now I will reject them and hand them over to their enemies.

8 My people have turned against me and roar at me like lions. That's why I hate them.

9 My people are like a hawk surrounded and attacked by other hawks. Tell the wild animals to come and eat their fill.

10 My beautiful land is ruined like a field or a vineyard trampled by shepherds and stripped bare by their flocks.

11 Every field I see lies barren, and no one cares.

12 A destroying army marches along desert roads and attacks everywhere. They are my deadly sword; no one is safe from them.

13 My people, you planted wheat, but because I was furious, I let only weeds grow. You wore yourselves out and gained only shame!

The LORD Will Have Pity on Other Nations

14 The LORD said:

I gave this land to my people Israel, but enemies around it have attacked and robbed it. So I will uproot them from their own countries just as I will uproot Judah from its land. 15 But later, I will have pity on these nations and bring them back to their own lands. 16 They once taught my people to worship Baal. But if they admit I am the only true God, and if they let my people teach them how to worship me, these nations will also become my people. 17 However, if they don't listen to me, I will uproot them from their lands and completely destroy them. I, the LORD, have spoken. — Jeremiah 12 | Contemporary English Version (CEV) The Holy Bible, Contemporary English Version Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society. Cross References: Genesis 37:4; Leviticus 26:16; Leviticus 26:32; Deuteronomy 28:63; Deuteronomy 30:3; Deuteronomy 32:42; Joshua 3:15; Joshua 23:7; Ruth 3:13; 2 Kings 24:2; Ezra 9:15; Nehemiah 9:33; Job 5:3; Job 6:15; Psalm 2:8; Psalm 80:8: Psalm 107:34; Isaiah 2:6; Isaiah 5:1; Isaiah 34:6; Isaiah 42:25; Isaiah 59:13; Isaiah 60:12; Jeremiah 3:12; Jeremiah 3:17; Jeremiah 7:29; Jeremiah 11:21; Ezekiel 23:18; Daniel 11:4; Zechariah 1:6; Romans 6:21; Romans 8:22; Acts 15:16; Titus 1:16; James 5:5; 2 Peter 2:12; Revelation 19:17

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JEREMIAH S.O.A.P. ~ CHAPTER 12

Wednesday, 6/5/24

SCRIPTURE:

After I have uprooted them, I will once again have compassion on them and return each one to his inheritance and to his land.  ~ Jeremiah 12:15

OBSERVATION:

Confession can be an "uprooting..."

...a digging up and turning over of failure...

...of willfulness...

...of disobedience...

...an act of repentance...

A true "uprooting" leads to His compassion... 

...His mercy...

...His returning me to - "replanting" me in - His land - His "soil" 

APPLICATION:

Be uprooted...

Be replanted...

Grow my roots deeper into His goodness...

PRAYER: (part of verse 3)

Lord, You know me;  You see me.  You test whether my heart is with You.  Forgive my sin that separates me from You and Your will. Thank You for Your grace and mercy given through Your Son Jesus. In His Name, and for Your glory and praise.

Replanted...

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[walkswithmyfather]

Chosen by God

John 1:12 (NLT). “But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. ”

Galatians 4:7 (NIV). “So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir.”

1 John 3:1a (NIV). “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!”

Matthew 5:9 (ESV). “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

Romans 8:16 (NASB). “The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God.”

Galatians 3:26 (NLT). “For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus.”

John 15:16 (NIV). “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.”

Jeremiah 1:5 (NET). “Before I formed you in your mother’s womb I chose you.Before you were born I set you apart.I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”

[coptorthodox]

Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. Jeremiah 29:12

[wiirocku]

Jeremiah 17:12 (NLT) - But we worship at Your throne— eternal, high, and glorious!

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[tortoisesshells]

I've been picking at more of the B.ig Finish audio dramas while driving or walking/running, without actually paying attention to continuity or whatever have you - just avoiding the ones that revolve around characters I haven't met yet (sorry, Quentin) and finished Beyond the Grave and Red All Over this week. My terribly unscientific review is: Beyond the Grave was fantastically designed and executed as a horror story, and had me sleep with the light on, but alas; Red All Over wins out because of the soap opera back-from-the-dead plot, even or especially because of the other batshittery.

[spockvarietyhour]

Lt. Col Samuels and Dr. Fraiser attempt an Escape out of the SGC

Jeremiah's Parents in a flashback scene at Valhalla Sector.

[doulafaith]

Harmony

“He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him.” Psalm 40:3 I am sure many of us have witnessed two distinct ways of singing a song and playing an instrument; and one appears to be more of a gift or an acquired gift than the other. There is the soloist and musician who studies the notes and practices methodically until the…

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1863 – Foundation of the Fenian newspaper, “Irish People” | John O’Leary is the editor.

In mid 1863, James Stephens informed his colleagues he wished to start a newspaper, with financial aid from John O’Mahony and the Fenian Brotherhood in America. The offices were established at 12 Parliament Street, almost at the gates of Dublin Castle. The first edition of the Irish People appeared on 28 November 1863. The staff of the paper along with Kickham were Thomas Clarke Luby and Denis…

[jesus-is-lord-and-savior]

Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, "'Return, faithless Israel, declares the LORD. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the LORD; I will not be angry forever.

(Jeremiah 3:12, ESV)

[b-rainlet]

Actually, Jeremiah should've aimed at Conrad's face with his fireworks

[asinglesock]

last sitting with my dread tuesday of the semester! let's go!

[walkswithmyfather]

“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” —Colossians 4:2 (NIV)

“Be persistent and devoted to prayer, being alert and focused in your prayer life with an attitude of thanksgiving.” —Colossians 4:2 (AMP)

“Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will listen to you.” —Jeremiah 29:12 (AMP)

“The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him sincerely and in truth.” —Psalm 145:18 (AMPC)

“How To Study The Bible” (Foundations) Devotional By Faithspring.

Day 4 - “Great Bible Study is Bookended By Prayer:”

“To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” – Martin Luther

“One of my favorite meals is grilled marinated chicken. Last summer, I looked up the process of marination because I wanted to know what was happening to the food to make it taste so good. Here’s what I discovered.

When you marinate food, usually a protein like chicken, you cover it in an acidic liquid (like vinegar or lemon juice). The acidic liquid breaks down the outer layers of the meat so that the flavorful seasonings can work their way in deeper.

Marination takes time. You can’t just drop a chicken breast in a marinade for a few minutes and expect it to hold the flavor. You have to give the process time to work.

Prayer is Christian marination. Praying with and in the Bible allows us to sit in God’s truth for an extended period in such a way that allows it to break through our outer barriers and “flavor” us beyond what we were capable of becoming on our own.

With this in mind, let me share with you the prayer I say every time I pick up my Bible:

Lord, please open me up to your Word, and open up your Word to me.

This sets the stage in my mind and heart for something to happen during my daily habit. I want to be changed. I want the Holy Spirit to illuminate the Word. And I make these intentions clear by voicing this short prayer.

There are (quite literally) hundreds of ways to incorporate prayer into and around your Bible time. For now, I encourage you to try this short prayer and see what changes take place.

Pro-Tip: Do you find yourself frustrated in prayer because you don’t feel like God hears or answers you? Let me give you the advice my pastor gave me: lower your threshold. Most people think that hearing from God is a miraculous, life-altering event. In reality, God and the Holy Spirit are speaking to you every day (and even multiple times per day!). Lowering your threshold means (1) expecting God will speak to you and (2) actively looking for small ways in which He does. You don’t need a burning bush experience to encounter God; sometimes the right song on the radio can accomplish the same thing.”

[jeremiahcontent]

I started this in 1992 and finished it in 2022.

[bojackson54]

Your Heart Needs Tending, Because What's Inside it Matters

People say. “be true to your heart.” But what if your heart has a problem? Hank Williams knew that people could lie, cheat, and keep secrets. But, he also knew that eventually what was in your heart would come out. His hit song from 1953 ( https://genius.com/Hank-williams-your-cheatin-heart-lyrics ) described the progression: “Your cheatin’ heart will pine some day, and crave the love you threw…