VITAL Life Application Devotions

“Do not trust in these deceptive words … truly amend your ways and your deeds … Behold, you trust in deceptive words to no avail.”—Jeremiah 7:4–8 ESV As God looked at His people, He could see that many of them were ignoring His Word, acting in ways that were...

“Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”—1 Peter 5:8 NASB Turning your backs on God can happen in so many subtle ways. Feeling the pull of the things of this world, we can find...

“The shepherds have become stupid and have not sought the LORD; therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.”—Jeremiah 10:21 NASB What does it take to be a good leader? Many would say that key characteristics include intelligence, experience,...

“Your gods are as many as your cities, Judah; and as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars you have set up to the shameful thing, altars to burn incense to Baal.”—Jeremiah 11:13 NASB By the time of Jeremiah, many of God’s people had forgotten His first...

“Have You utterly rejected Judah? … We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against You … Do not break Your covenant with us … We will wait for You.”—Jeremiah 14:19–22 NKJV Jeremiah personally had not committed the...

“Go and buy a potter’s earthenware jar … Go out to the valley of Ben-hinnom, which is by the entrance of the Potsherd Gate, and proclaim there the words that I tell you.”—Jeremiah 19:1–2 NASB God’s directions to Jeremiah often were specific: what to say, to whom, even...

“I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. Within two years I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the LORD’S house.”—Jeremiah 28:2–3 ESV Hananiah was known as a prophet. He delivered a prophecy that sounded authentic. It was a message consistent with...