Category: Daily Devotional

Jeremiah 40-42 Jeremiah Remains in Judah 40 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he took him bound in chains along with all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. 2 The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to…

For just as the body is one and has many members… 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 Uniting us to Christ, our head, the Holy Spirit also unites those who trust in Jesus alone to one another so that we, who are many, become one body. This communion of saints we confess in the Apostles’ Creed is vital to…

Jeremiah 37-39 Jeremiah Warns Zedekiah 37 Zedekiah the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah, reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim. 2 But neither he nor his servants nor the people of the land listened to the words of the Lord that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet. 3 King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the…

 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit… 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 In chapter 1, Paul corrected the factionalism in Corinth that was based on people’s prizing some leaders over others based on eloquence of speech and other factors. Now, he deals with another propensity to value certain spiritual gifts than others, especially gifts exercised in…

Jeremiah 34-36 Zedekiah to Die in Babylon 34 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army and all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion and all the peoples were fighting against Jerusalem and all of its cities: 2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah…

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:23-33 Loving concern for the good of others, particularly believers, stands at the heart of the Christian ethic. This has been Paul’s main point in chapters 8-10. He has argued against the Corinthian believers’ taking part in…

Jeremiah 32-33 Jeremiah Buys a Field During the Siege 32 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. 2 At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard that…

For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers…Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness. 1 Corinthians 10:1-22 Paul’s warning about the need for self-discipline and self-control in the Christian life if we are to persevere to the end in faith (1 Cor. 9:24–27) enables him to…

Jeremiah 27-29 The Yoke of Nebuchadnezzar 27 In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah[a] the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord. 2 Thus the Lord said to me: “Make yourself straps and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck. 3 Send word[b] to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the sons of Ammon, the king of Tyre,…

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? 1 Corinthians 9 Paul’s rejection of the self-professed “strong” Corinthians’ joining in the meals that were part of pagan worship is based on the fact that doing so was not loving toward other believers.…