August 11, 2026, Jeremiah 14:1-12 14 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: 2 “Judah mourns,       and her gates languish;   her people lament on the ground,       and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.   3 Her nobles send their servants for water;       they come to the cisterns;   they find no water;       they return with their vessels empty;   they are ashamed and confounded       and cover their heads.   4 Because of the ground that is dismayed,       since there is no rain on the land,   the farmers are ashamed;       they cover their heads.   5 Even the doe in the field forsakes her newborn fawn       because there is no grass.   6 The wild donkeys stand on the bare heights;       they pant for air like jackals;  ...

August 10, 2026, Jeremiah 13:15-27 15 Hear and give ear; be not proud,       for the Lord has spoken.   16 Give glory to the Lord your God       before he brings darkness,   before your feet stumble       on the twilight mountains,   and while you look for light       he turns it into gloom       and makes it deep darkness.   17 But if you will not listen,       my soul will weep in secret for your pride;   my eyes will weep bitterly and run down with tears,       because the Lord 's flock has been taken captive. 18 Say to the king and the queen mother:       “Take a lowly seat,   for your beautiful crown       has come down from your head.”   19 The cities of the Negeb are shut up,       with none to open them;   all Judah is ...

August 9, 2026, Jeremiah 13:12-14 12 “You shall speak to them this word: ‘Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel, “Every jar shall be filled with wine.”’ And they will say to you, ‘Do we not indeed know that every jar will be filled with wine?’ 13 Then you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord : Behold, I will fill with drunkenness all the inhabitants of this land: the kings who sit on David's throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 14 And I will dash them one against another, fathers and sons together, declares the Lord . I will not pity or spare or have compassion, that I should not destroy them.’” Spiritual drunkenness leads to disaster with disobedience to God and making poor choices. What other things can cause us to make poor choices?

August 8, 2026, Jeremiah 13:1-11 13 Thus says the Lord to me, “Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, and do not dip it in water.” 2 So I bought a loincloth according to the word of the Lord, and put it around my waist. 3 And the word of the Lord came to me a second time, 4 “Take the loincloth that you have bought, which is around your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.” 5 So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me. 6 And after many days the Lord said to me, “Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take from there the loincloth that I commanded you to hide there.” 7 Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and I took the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the loincloth was spoiled; it was good for nothing. 8 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 9 “Thus says the Lord: Even so will I spoil the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem. 10 This evil people, who refuse to hear my wor...

August 7, 2026, Jeremiah 12:5-17 5 “If you have raced with men on foot, and they have wearied you,       how will you compete with horses?   And if in a safe land you are so trusting,       what will you do in the thicket of the Jordan?   6 For even your brothers and the house of your father,       even they have dealt treacherously with you;       they are in full cry after you;   do not believe them,       though they speak friendly words to you.” 7 “I have forsaken my house;       I have abandoned my heritage;   I have given the beloved of my soul       into the hands of her enemies.   8 My heritage has become to me       like a lion in the forest;   she has lifted up her voice against me;       therefore I hate her.   9 Is my heritage to me like a hyen...

August 6, 2026, Jeremiah 12:1-4 12 Righteous are you, O Lord ,       when I complain to you;       yet I would plead my case before you.   Why does the way of the wicked prosper?       Why do all who are treacherous thrive?   2 You plant them, and they take root;       they grow and produce fruit;   you are near in their mouth       and far from their heart.   3 But you, O Lord , know me;       you see me, and test my heart toward you.   Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter,       and set them apart for the day of slaughter.   4 How long will the land mourn       and the grass of every field wither?   For the evil of those who dwell in it       the beasts and the birds are swept away,       because they said, “He will not see our l...

August 5, 2026, Jeremiah 11:1-23 11 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord : 2 “Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 3 You shall say to them, Thus says the Lord , the God of Israel: Cursed be the man who does not hear the words of this covenant 4 that I commanded your fathers when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you. So shall you be my people, and I will be your God, 5 that I may confirm the oath that I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day.” Then I answered, “So be it, Lord .” 6 And the Lord said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: Hear the words of this covenant and do them. 7 For I solemnly warned your fathers when I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, warning them persistently, even to this day, saying, Obey my voice. 8 Y...