God’s mercy still calls us home even when we have experienced failure. Scripture tells us this repeatedly. This very fact gives insight into the heart of God, our Good Shepherd, who never tires of calling lost sheep back to the fold. As the book of Ruth unfolds, we see this very story of God’s heart …
Jeremiah wrote that the people will find God in the search. But they could only do this when they believed that God is good. Jeremiah 29: 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. …
Daniel and his friends, as young men, would have been trained in the royal court of Judah and would have been taught the Jewish laws. They also would have been taught the prophecies of Isaiah, who lived 100 years prior and Jeremiah, who was a contemporary. When they were being trained, they had no idea …