Habits are the elements of character. The deeds we do ripen into habits, and these form the warp and woof of character. The single act does not make character. There is sometimes a protest in the soul against the act, and a purpose to never repeat it. The first smoke may make the youth sick, [...]
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Jer 13:23: Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may you also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. Leave a comment
Jer 17:9: The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? The LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings Leave a comment
Who can understand our heart? Indeed, the one who knows what to search for. On this verse, I like the KJV: “I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.” It suggests to me that the Lord is checking to see if we [...]
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Jer 23:24: “Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the LORD.” I get a kick out of the verse before this one: “Am I only a God nearby? ….and not a God far away?” It’s like I can imagine [...]
Jer 32:17: Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.” Leave a comment
Man at his greatest is so very small in comparison to this description of God. Man has absolutely no capacity to create anything outside of an idea gleaned from another or seen elsewhere. I recollect, a scientist announced to God one day that he was able to duplicate everything that God could and so he [...]
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 2 comments
Jer 2:13: “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water. Leave a comment
In Hebrew the waters of a spring are called “living” because they are more refreshing and, as it were, lifegiving than the stagnant waters of pools and tanks fed by the rains. Hence, by a natural metaphor, the mouth of a righteous man, or the teaching of the wise, and the fear of the Lord, [...]
