Jeremiah
Seekers Directed and Encouraged
January 1, 1970
Seekers Directed and Encouraged “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”— Jeremiah xxix. 13. THIS was a part of the direction which God gave by his servant to the captives in Babylon. They were to remain quiet in Babylon until the set time came for their …
Jeremiah:29:13
Bad Lodgers, and How to Treat Them
January 1, 1970
Bad Lodgers, and How to Treat Them “O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?” — Jeremiah iv. 14. ONE notices in reading such a chapter as this fourth of Jeremiah that the change which God required in the Jewish people was a very …
Jeremiah:4:14
Truthfulness
January 1, 1970
TRUTHFULNESS. “O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth?” — Jeremiah v. 3. THE allusion is not to doctrinal truth, or truth in the abstract, but to practical truth as it should exist in the hearts and lives of men. It might be read “O Lord, are not thine eyes upon truthfulness?” or “upon faithfulness?” The …
Jeremiah:5:3
Praying and Pleading
January 1, 1970
PRAYING AND PLEADING. “O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that …
Jeremiah:14:7-9
The Cast-Off Girdle
January 1, 1970
THE CAST-OFF GIRDLE. “Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. So I got a girdle, according to the word of the Lord, and put it on my loins. And the word of the Lord came unto me the …
Jeremiah:13:1-11
Gadding About
September 27, 1906
Gadding About No. 3007A Sermon Published On Thursday, September 27th, 1906,Delivered By C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington. “Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? — Jeremiah 2:36. GOD’s ancient people were very prone to forget him, and to worship the false deities of the neighbouring heathen. Other nations were faithful to their blocks of …
Jeremiah:2:36
God’s Writing Upon Man’s Heart
June 14, 1906
God’s Writing Upon Man’s Heart No. 2992A Sermon Published On Thursday, June 14th, 1906,Delivered By C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.In The Year 1864 “I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts.” — Jeremiah 31:33. THIS is not the language of the old covenant, but of the new covenant. The prospects …
Jeremiah:31:33
Sealed and Open Evidences
February 26, 1893
Sealed and Open Evidences “Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.”— Jeremiah xxxii. 14. THE discourse of this evening is suggested by the …
Jeremiah:32:14
God’s People Melted and Tried
February 19, 1891
God’s People Melted and Tried “Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?”— Jeremiah IX. 7. OBSERVE, here, that God represents himself as greatly concerned to know what to do with his people. Of course, he speaks after the …
Jeremiah:9:7
Everlasting Love Revealed
June 15, 1890
Everlasting Love Revealed “The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.” — Jeremiah xxxi. 3. THUS speaks the Israel of God. She seems to wake up as if she had long been asleep, and had forgotten a grand fact — …
Jeremiah:31:3