August 31 21Restore us to yourself, Lord, that we may return; renew our days as of old 22unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure.  (Lamentations 5:21, 22) Well, there you have it, from the Prophet Jeremiah.  His final words to the world, pondering if God had “utterly rejected” the … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

August 30 19You, Lord, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation. 20Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?  (Lamentations 5:19, 20) Today and tomorrow we will be looking at the closing verses of Lamentations, the Prophet Jeremiah’s final words included in the Holy Bible.  Here Jeremiah asks … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

   August 27 22”Let all their wickedness come before you; deal with them as you have dealt with me because of all my sins. My groans are many and my heart is faint.”  (Lamentations 1:22) Yesterday our reading plan led us through the end of the Book of Jeremiah.  Today we began Lamentations, another book written … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

    August 24 10“A curse on anyone who is lax in doing the Lord’s work! A curse on anyone who keeps their sword from bloodshed!”  (Jeremiah 48:10) For a moment, I almost left the above verse with just the first sentence.  That doesn’t sound too bad.  A curse on anyone lazy in doing the Lord’s work.  … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

August 23 28“Do not be afraid, Jacob my servant, for I am with you,” declares the Lord. “Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only in due measure; I will not let you go entirely unpunished.”  (Jeremiah 46:28) Poor … More Common Sense REBORN Devotional

The world we live in today is nothing short of chaos. Evil people are lurking around waiting for their next victim. A virus that can’t be seen with … Prayer over Panic

August 20 16Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit,  was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.  (1 Timothy 3:16) I wanted to pull some truth from our … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

August 17 17Therefore this is what the Lord says:  “You have not obeyed me; you have not proclaimed freedom to your people.  So I now proclaim ‘freedom’ for you,” declares the Lord-”’freedom’ to fall by the sword, plague and famine.  I will make you abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth.”  (Jeremiah 34:17) The … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

August 16 31“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. 32It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion

August 15 18”I will pursue them with the sword, famine and plague and will make them abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth, a curse and an object of horror, of scorn and reproach, among all the nations where I drive them.”  (Jeremiah 29:18) COVID (plague), famine (crises in Nigeria, South Sudan, Somalia, and … More Common Sense REBORN Devotion