Three & One

The remaining remnant runs to Egypt carrying captive the prophet Jeremiah as well, refusing to quit worshipping what they called the Queen of Heaven. Baruch is given a life-giving rebuke. And, we are warned of the perils of not progressing.

Jeremiah is given a choice, to be carried away captive to live in Babylon or to remain with the poorest of the poor in Jerusalem. The remaining remnant isn't exactly repentant. And, once again, the covenants are compared.

Jeremiah is falsely accused, thrown into prison and eventually into a deep dungeon where Jeremiah sunk into the mire. All the while, Jeremiah maintained his integrity as a prophet. And, The Word calls us to come to Jesus and find rest.

King Zedekiah is warned by the Lord. The people flip-flop on their treatment of their servants. Jeremiah is called to reach out to the Rechabites. God's word is written… read destroyed and rewritten. And, The Christ is compared to man, Moses.

The Lord looks past the discipline on into restoration once again longing for that day when the repentant remnant will return, establishing a new covenant with them. And, we see Messiah as 100% man and 100% God.

A false prophet is a fearful place to be. Hananiah finds that out first hand. The Lord sends a letter to those in captivity telling them to settle down and settle in. It's going to be exactly seventy years until you're set free. And, we see Christ is above the prophets and event the angels.

The Lord lists the length of judgement. Seventy years as slaves. God gives a hint, that He may be still willing to relent if His people would be willing to repent. But, unfortunately they only talk of repentance. Paul rights a letter of redemption to friend, Philemon.

The Lord takes the shepherding of His people seriously. So, shepherds who feed and care only for themselves make God really angry, especially, in our reading today a king named Coniah. And, the Apostle Paul concludes his letter to Titus by talking about grace.

The prophet preaches faithfully. The prophet is mocked and persecuted severely. The prophet tries to keep his peace, but the Word is burning in his bones and he HAS to let it out. And, Paul spends some time teaching Titus to preach and teach.

The worst place that any man or woman could be, here on this earth, is on the other side of the line that God drew in the sand. And, we saw that today in our reading. And, Paul the Apostle writes a letter to another son in the faith, a man named Titus.