“Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam’?”—Jeremiah 2:31 NASB The Bible reminds us that God gives us the freedom to make choices. But He also wants us to realize we are responsible for our actions, and we can expect consequences for the choices we make. As...

“Faithless Israel has proved herself to be more righteous than treacherous Judah. Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say, ‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD.”—Jeremiah 3:11–12 NASB Israel had been “faithless.” They had “perverted their...

“Break up your uncultivated ground, and do not sow among thorns. Circumcise yourselves to the LORD and remove the foreskins of your heart.”—Jeremiah 4:3–4 NASB The people of Judah had drifted away from God and embraced idolatry. They had chosen to walk in evil ways....

“They have made their faces harder than rock; they have refused to return … They are foolish; for they do not know the way of the LORD.”—Jeremiah 5:3–4 NKJV How natural it is to want our own way – to make decisions that make sense to us, to want to make up our own...

“They are just the poor … they don’t understand the way of the LORD … I will go to the powerful and speak to them. Surely they know the way of the LORD … However, these also had broken the yoke and torn off the chains.”—Jeremiah 5:4–6 CSB At first, Jeremiah thought...

“An appalling and horrible thing has happened … prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule on their own authority; and My people love it this way! But what will you do when the end comes?”—Jeremiah 5:30–31 NASB The land was filled with false prophets, men...

“They offer superficial treatments for my people’s mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when there is no peace.”—Jeremiah 6:14 NLT People were worried and afraid. There were threats from powerful neighbors, family and economic problems, and widespread...