Jeremiah 26-29, Psalm 129
Jeremiah 29:11-12 (NLT)
“‘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. In those days when you pray, I will listen.’”
In Jeremiah 29:11–12, Jeremiah addressed the people exiled to Babylon by King Nebuchadnezzar II, sharing the Lord’s promise to restore them to their homeland. Jeremiah said that the Lord has plans for His people that are not for disaster. Father-God’s plans are to give His people a future and a hope. Even in exile, the Lord will listen to the prayers of His people.
These verses remind believers that the Lord does not forget His covenant with His people. The people of Israel were exiled to Babylon because of their disobedience, but the Lord promised that the exile would not last forever. The Lord was still watching over His people and remained in control, even in difficult circumstances. Father-God would still listen to the prayers of His people even while they were experiencing the consequences of their disobedience.
These verses remind me not to give up hope even when I am going through a difficult season. The Lord has plans for my life, even during times of trial. The Lord is sovereign, and if I continue aligning myself with His will, I will come through those difficult seasons stronger. I have never experienced anything as difficult as being exiled from my own country, and if the Lord kept His promises to His people in exile, then He will also remain faithful to me.
If these verses resonate with you—if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One who never forgets His covenant promises to His people—this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
S. Brenda Elfgirl - I was told I am an elf in a parallel life, and I live in the Arizona desert exploring what this means. I've had this blog for a while and I write about the things that interest me. My spiritual teacher told me that my journey in life is about balancing "the perfect oneness of a sweetness heart and the effulgent soul". My inner and outer lives are like parallel lines that will one day meet, but only when there is a new way of thinking. Read on as I try to find the balance.
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Monday, May 18, 2026
Friday, May 15, 2026
Day 133 Bible Readings - Jeremiah 23:5-6 (NLT)
Jeremiah 23-25, Psalm 128
Jeremiah 23:5-6 (NLT)
“‘For the time is coming,’ says the Lord, ‘when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land. And this will be his name: ‘The Lord Is Our Righteousness.’ In that day Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety.’”
In Jeremiah 23:5–6, Jeremiah tells us that the Lord confirmed the prophecy found in 2 Samuel 7, that the Messiah would come from the line of King David. This King will rule with wisdom and do what is just and right in the land. His name will be “The Lord Is Our Righteousness,” and the country will be saved and live in safety.
These verses give believers another prophecy of the coming of Jesus Christ. Christ was born from the line of King David, and He embodied the qualities listed in these verses. Just as Christ promised Judah and Israel security and safety, believers in Christ have this same promise of security, safety, and salvation. These verses also imply that Judah and Israel will be united again when Christ returns.
I love finding prophecies about the coming of Jesus Christ throughout the Old Testament. These prophecies remind me that the Lord makes plans long before events unfold. They help me trust that the Lord’s plan for my life is connected to His greater plan for the world. Father-God can see what I cannot see with my limited human perspective, and His long-term view helps me avoid pitfalls in my life.
When I make plans without the guidance of the Lord, my plans often provide only temporary solutions. But when I make plans based on the guidance of the Holy Spirit, those plans lead to better long-term outcomes.
If these verses resonate with you—if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One whose plans for your life lead to better pathways—this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
Jeremiah 23:5-6 (NLT)
“‘For the time is coming,’ says the Lord, ‘when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land. And this will be his name: ‘The Lord Is Our Righteousness.’ In that day Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety.’”
In Jeremiah 23:5–6, Jeremiah tells us that the Lord confirmed the prophecy found in 2 Samuel 7, that the Messiah would come from the line of King David. This King will rule with wisdom and do what is just and right in the land. His name will be “The Lord Is Our Righteousness,” and the country will be saved and live in safety.
These verses give believers another prophecy of the coming of Jesus Christ. Christ was born from the line of King David, and He embodied the qualities listed in these verses. Just as Christ promised Judah and Israel security and safety, believers in Christ have this same promise of security, safety, and salvation. These verses also imply that Judah and Israel will be united again when Christ returns.
I love finding prophecies about the coming of Jesus Christ throughout the Old Testament. These prophecies remind me that the Lord makes plans long before events unfold. They help me trust that the Lord’s plan for my life is connected to His greater plan for the world. Father-God can see what I cannot see with my limited human perspective, and His long-term view helps me avoid pitfalls in my life.
When I make plans without the guidance of the Lord, my plans often provide only temporary solutions. But when I make plans based on the guidance of the Holy Spirit, those plans lead to better long-term outcomes.
If these verses resonate with you—if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One whose plans for your life lead to better pathways—this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Day 132 Bible Readings - Jeremiah 18:6-10 (NLT)
Jeremiah 18-22, Psalm 127
Jeremiah 18:6-10 (NLT)
“O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand. If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed, but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned. And if I announce that I will plant and build up a certain nation or kingdom, but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless it as I said I would.”
In Jeremiah 18:6-10, the Lord tells Jeremiah that He is free to respond to His people according to their choices and behavior. Father-God uses the analogy of a potter and clay, but clay cannot choose its actions. Israel chose over and over again to be disobedient to the Lord. But the Lord has the choice to change His mind if His people renounce their evil ways. The Lord can build up a church and nation but also withhold his blessings as He said He would.
These verses remind us that the Lord has ultimate authority over our lives, but we have free will to choose to obey Him or disobey Him. We have to trust in the Lord’s plan and purpose for our lives, and we must be willing to be pliable and shaped by Him. We need to have humility and willingness to let go of our own plans and align our lives to the Lord’s plans. But these verses also tell us that the Lord has mercy for people and wants our restoration rather than our destruction.
I’ve also liked this analogy of Father-God as the potter and myself as the clay, but I’ve also learned over the years, that even though the Lord created me, I still have free will. I can obey or disobey Him. The Lord will always allow me to choose not to listen to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. But my actions have consequences. If I am obedient to the Lord, I will have His blessings. If I disobey Him, the Lord can withhold His blessings.
If these verses resonate with you—if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One who allows us free will to choose to love and obey Him—this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
Jeremiah 18:6-10 (NLT)
“O Israel, can I not do to you as this potter has done to his clay? As the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand. If I announce that a certain nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed, but then that nation renounces its evil ways, I will not destroy it as I had planned. And if I announce that I will plant and build up a certain nation or kingdom, but then that nation turns to evil and refuses to obey me, I will not bless it as I said I would.”
In Jeremiah 18:6-10, the Lord tells Jeremiah that He is free to respond to His people according to their choices and behavior. Father-God uses the analogy of a potter and clay, but clay cannot choose its actions. Israel chose over and over again to be disobedient to the Lord. But the Lord has the choice to change His mind if His people renounce their evil ways. The Lord can build up a church and nation but also withhold his blessings as He said He would.
These verses remind us that the Lord has ultimate authority over our lives, but we have free will to choose to obey Him or disobey Him. We have to trust in the Lord’s plan and purpose for our lives, and we must be willing to be pliable and shaped by Him. We need to have humility and willingness to let go of our own plans and align our lives to the Lord’s plans. But these verses also tell us that the Lord has mercy for people and wants our restoration rather than our destruction.
I’ve also liked this analogy of Father-God as the potter and myself as the clay, but I’ve also learned over the years, that even though the Lord created me, I still have free will. I can obey or disobey Him. The Lord will always allow me to choose not to listen to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. But my actions have consequences. If I am obedient to the Lord, I will have His blessings. If I disobey Him, the Lord can withhold His blessings.
If these verses resonate with you—if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One who allows us free will to choose to love and obey Him—this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Day 131 Bible Readings - Jeremiah 17:9-10 (NLT)
Jeremiah 14-17, Psalm 126
Jeremiah 17:9-10 (NLT)
“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.”
In Jeremiah 17:9–10, Jeremiah talks about the folly of trusting your own heart. When you trust your heart, it is similar to trusting only in human understanding. The people of Judah were led by their hearts and worshipped other gods. The heart tells us that fulfilling its desires will lead to happiness, but this is false because the heart is deceitful. But the Lord knows our hearts, and we cannot hide anything from Him. Father-God will reward those whose hearts are aligned with His heart.
These verses remind believers that they need the Lord’s divine guidance in their lives. Because the heart is inherently deceitful, we need to fill our minds with the Lord’s words and align ourselves with His will. The Lord knows our innermost thoughts, and we cannot hide anything from Him. The Lord will reward, discipline, or correct us based on our actions and what is truly in our hearts.
When I read these verses, I think about how modern culture constantly tells people to follow their hearts. But this advice is often misleading. There are many people who have followed the desires of their hearts and still remain unhappy. They do not realize that trusting the desires of the heart is often the same as trusting only human understanding. I used to follow the desires of my own heart, and it only brought temporary happiness. Nothing ever lasted.
It wasn’t until I was saved and began relying on the guidance of the Holy Spirit that I found lasting joy. The guidance of the Holy Spirit does not lead me down false paths toward temporary solutions. The Holy Spirit guides me toward solutions that not only help solve my problems but also lead me toward greater peace, wisdom, and fulfillment. I now live with the joy of knowing that my life is aligned with the Lord’s plan for me. I also have the guidance of the Holy Spirit helping me move toward that purpose.
If these verses resonate with you—if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One whose divine guidance brings lasting peace and joy—this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
Jeremiah 17:9-10 (NLT)
“The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.”
In Jeremiah 17:9–10, Jeremiah talks about the folly of trusting your own heart. When you trust your heart, it is similar to trusting only in human understanding. The people of Judah were led by their hearts and worshipped other gods. The heart tells us that fulfilling its desires will lead to happiness, but this is false because the heart is deceitful. But the Lord knows our hearts, and we cannot hide anything from Him. Father-God will reward those whose hearts are aligned with His heart.
These verses remind believers that they need the Lord’s divine guidance in their lives. Because the heart is inherently deceitful, we need to fill our minds with the Lord’s words and align ourselves with His will. The Lord knows our innermost thoughts, and we cannot hide anything from Him. The Lord will reward, discipline, or correct us based on our actions and what is truly in our hearts.
When I read these verses, I think about how modern culture constantly tells people to follow their hearts. But this advice is often misleading. There are many people who have followed the desires of their hearts and still remain unhappy. They do not realize that trusting the desires of the heart is often the same as trusting only human understanding. I used to follow the desires of my own heart, and it only brought temporary happiness. Nothing ever lasted.
It wasn’t until I was saved and began relying on the guidance of the Holy Spirit that I found lasting joy. The guidance of the Holy Spirit does not lead me down false paths toward temporary solutions. The Holy Spirit guides me toward solutions that not only help solve my problems but also lead me toward greater peace, wisdom, and fulfillment. I now live with the joy of knowing that my life is aligned with the Lord’s plan for me. I also have the guidance of the Holy Spirit helping me move toward that purpose.
If these verses resonate with you—if you feel drawn to place your faith in Jesus Christ, the One whose divine guidance brings lasting peace and joy—this may be your moment. Open your heart to Him. Speak to Him in prayer. Tell Him you trust Him and desire to walk with Him. He is faithful, and He will meet you exactly where you are.
Heavenly Father, I give You my life. Please forgive me for all my sins and wash me clean through the blood of Jesus. I believe in my heart that You raised Jesus from the dead, and I confess with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior. I receive Your forgiveness and the gift of salvation. Thank You, Lord—I am saved, I am forgiven, I am clean, and I am made new in Jesus’ name. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, welcome to the family of Father-God! I encourage you to find and join a Holy Spirit–filled, full-Gospel, Bible-based church where you can grow in your faith and experience the Lord’s love, signs, wonders, and miracles in your life.
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