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Devotionals about Exile

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Jeremiah

A God Nearby

Read: Jeremiah 23:23-24 Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God far away? (v. 23) The first Toy Story movie begins with a crisis. Woody,

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Jeremiah

The Righteous Branch

Read: Jeremiah 22:1-5 Behold, the days are coming . . . when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch. (v. 5) Last fall I cut down a tree

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Exile

Ruin or Redemption?

Read: Jeremiah 22:1-5 Do what is just and right. (v. 3 NIV) In Jeremiah 21, God denied a king’s cry for help. God refused because his people had refused his

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Jeremiah

What Are You Asking God to Save?

Read: Jeremiah 21:1-10 Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death. (v. 8) In an episode of the television show Justified, a petty criminal

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Repentance

Deceived or Saved?

Read: Jeremiah 20:7-13 Praise the Lord! For he has delivered the life of the needy. (v. 13) In a 2011 stand-up routine, comedian Mike Birbiglia said, “To be a comedian

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Jeremiah

In the Potter’s Hands

Read: Jeremiah 18:1-11 Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words. (v. 2) Clay is a complex medium. One careless movement

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Jeremiah

(Don’t) Follow Your Heart!

Read: Jeremiah 17:5-10 Even so will I spoil the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. (v. 9) Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose

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Jeremiah

Lost Pride

Read: Jeremiah 13:1-11 Even so will I spoil the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. (v. 9) As a prophet, Jeremiah was called to speak prophetically. He

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Jeremiah

Is There No Justice?

Read: Jeremiah 12:1-4, 14-17 You are always righteous, Lord . . . Yet I would speak with you about your justice. (v. 1 NIV) We live in an age of