BibleGateway: Jeremiah 13 ESV Text: Jeremiah 13 Jeremiah 13 (Listen) The Ruined Loincloth 13:1 Thus says the LORD to me, “Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, and do not dip… The Lord uses a ruined loincloth and jars filled with wine as illustrations of what He will do in response to the unfaithfulness of His people. The people of Judah will be conquered and exiled.

BibleGateway: Jeremiah 27 ESV Text: Jeremiah 27 Jeremiah 27 (Listen) The Yoke of Nebuchadnezzar 27:1 In the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah1 the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from… It is the will of the Lord that Babylon conquer Judah. The prophets who say that Babylon will not conquer Judah proclaim lies. As so often is the case, the pleasant lie is easier to believe than the difficult truth.

BibleGateway: Matthew 11 ESV Text: Matthew 11 Matthew 11 (Listen) Messengers from John the Baptist 11:1 When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.… Disciples of John ask Jesus whether or not He is the Messiah. Jesus points to His miracles as evidence of His identity. Jesus tenderly invites us to find our rest in Him.

BibleGateway: Zechariah 9 ESV Text: Zechariah 9 Zechariah 9 (Listen) Judgment on Israel’s Enemies 9:1   The oracle of the word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach    and Damascus is its resting place.  For the LORD… The Lord judges the enemies of His people. The Lord will come riding on a donkey to bring salvation to His people.

BibleGateway: Zechariah 4 ESV Text: Zechariah 4 Zechariah 4 (Listen) A Vision of a Golden Lampstand 4:1 And the angel who talked with me came again and woke me, like a man who is awakened out… Zechariah sees a vision of a golden lampstand. The reconstruction of the temple will be completed to the glory of the Lord.

BibleGateway: Zechariah 2 ESV Text: Zechariah 2 Zechariah 2 (Listen) A Vision of a Man with a Measuring Line 2:1 1 And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line… The Lord blesses His people with His glorious presence and with His gracious protection.

BibleGateway: Zechariah 1 ESV Text: Zechariah 1 Zechariah 1 (Listen) A Call to Return to the Lord 1:1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the… After their return from exile, the Judeans neglected the rebuilding of the temple of the Lord. The Lord commissioned Zechariah to call His people to faithfulness.

BibleGateway: Jeremiah 18 ESV Text: Jeremiah 18 Jeremiah 18 (Listen) The Potter and the Clay 18:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 2 “Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I… All people are clay in the hand of the Potter. He orders and directs all things according to His good and gracious will.

BibleGateway: 1 John 4 ESV Text: 1 John 4 1 John 4 (Listen) Test the Spirits 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many… The Lord is a God of truth and a God of love. One cannot truly uphold truth without love and one cannot truly uphold love without truth.

BibleGateway: Romans 7 ESV Text: Romans 7 Romans 7 (Listen) Released from the Law 7:1 Or do you not know, brothers1—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a… Believers in Christ are free to serve the Lord out of faith and love, not out of fear of the Law. The Law is good, but it brings death to those who transgress it. The new man of faith within the believer struggles constantly against the sinful flesh. We must endure this battle until the Lord calls us to our eternal rest.