Aug 13, 2022
JEREMIAH 46-47:
After finally being able to give a comforting
message (“Stay here in Judah and don't go to Egypt. The Lord will
take care of you”), the people not only ran off to Egypt but took
Jeremiah with them. (Or did he go along willingly?) Perhaps he
thought that in Egypt the Lord's message to stop worshiping idols
would have some traction. But again, alas... No. Then yesterday we
heard the short special message to the official Baruch, Jeremiah’s
faithful secretary. In today’s reading, the Lord begins giving
oracles about different nations.
PROVERBS 8b:
Lady
Wisdom continues to speak.
1JOHN 1:
It
is believed that John wrote this letter later in his life,
somewhere between AD 85 and 95, and perhaps from Ephesus. He
addresses everyone as his ‘children’. Like the emphasis of John’s
gospel, this little book focuses on the word ‘believe’. And the
word ‘know’ is used over 30 times in this short book. And it is
because of that very word that this letter is famous for giving an
assurance— especially to any who have trouble accepting that God
would choose or love them.