God Moved People (Ezra 1:111). Fulfilling prophesy, a pagan king is moved by God to underwrite the Gods people rebuilding their worship in Judah. Not every one went. Only those whose heart God had moved laid aside comfort to take on the challenge. Does

Praise In Calamity (Lamentations 3:3758) God is covered with righteousness which appears as pitiless wrath because we are unrighteous. We struggle to repent not wanting to bend to God. When we are crushed fresh faith opportunity emerges. #dailydevotion,

Gods Great Faithfulness (Lamentations 3:112, 1933). To see God when youre in the pit of affliction is to see God truthfully. Unrighteous sin thins our lives. God himself will take on our bitterness to be our redeemer. We have hope because God is faith

Ocean Deep Wound (Lamentations 2:11-22). Their wound is deep, tormenting, and heart breaking. Their preachers did not give them the Law to expose their sin. Pagans scoff and mock the demise of Gods nation of priests. No human effort, not even the Church,

Stretched Measuring Line (Lamentations 2:1-10). Israel is not confused about the source of their national disaster. The Lord has hurled us down. We failed and God is humbling us. The ultimate punishment is that God forgets that we belong to Him. Will we s

Faithful Complaining Prayer (Lamentations 1:1222). The people of God stretch out their hands, but no help comes. The city of God has become an ugly, abhorrent ruin because I rebelled against him. Complaining to God in the midst of travail is a faith-fill

Mourning Conceded Mistakes (Lamentations 1:112). They admit that Gods people were covered with filthiness and shame because they sinned against God. So their pagan enemies pursued and preyed on them in their weakened state and traipsed through the templ

Messianic Easter Egg (Jeremiah 52:1-34). As prophesied, all the bronze of the temple is melted down and carted away because Gods presence is gone. Yet, a former king is released from prison after 37 years. In the last chapter is the Davidic seed of hope.

Lean Concrete Hope (Jeremiah 45:1-46:12). The Lord reminds a faith exhausted Baruch I have rescued you so your life itself is precious gift when all around you is disaster. Egypt, the ever constant enemy of God’s people, will be defeated by God. #dailydev

Comfort Over Covenant (Jeremiah 44:15-30). Men abandoned their spiritual leadership. Their wives are worshipping a goddess idol. They resent the prophet for meddling. God says you keep your goddess and I will keep my Word too. Whose word will stand? ? #d