TAKE TIME: May 26-31 Reading Schedule

Introduction: . A young man named Jeremiah, the son of a priest, was a prophet in Judah when his nation was experiencing its final years. He began receiving word from the LORD during the reign of the righteous Josiah.

 Assignment:

• Monday - Jeremiah chapter 1
• Tuesday - Jeremiah chapter 2
• Wednesday - Jeremiah chapter 3
• Thursday - Jeremiah chapter 4
• Friday - Jeremiah chapter 5
• Saturday - Jeremiah chapter 6

Memory Verse

At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD: and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.  Jeremiah 3:17

Prayer Journal (ACTS)

• Adoration - Praise God for being omniscient. He knows what is going to happen even before it happens!
• Confession - Ask God to reveal hidden sin in your life and then confess it.
• Thanksgiving - Thank God for any answers to your prayers.
• Supplication - What are your prayer requests this week? List them for future reference so that you can see how God answers.

Search the Scriptures

Look for references for each of the following:

• Promises that God made and to whom He made them. Do they apply to you?
• References that either refer to or infer something about future events.
• What does this passage teach about Jesus?
• Commandments that God made and to whom He made them. Do they apply to you?

Putting the Word into Action

Jeremiah began to hear from the LORD during the 13th year of Josiah's reign and he continued to receive his prophecies even five months after the first captives of Jerusalem had been taken away. Remember that Josiah was the king who instituted reforms and revival in Judah and who was told by God that he would not witness the destruction from Babylon. This means that Jeremiah prophesied for several years before the calamity. He prophesied in the time of revival and he prophesied in the time of trouble. That's because the message does not change no matter what the times! We have a message to tell also. We need to spread the word to everyone we know to repent because the kingdom of heaven is at hand. We might appear to be just as insubordinate as Jeremiah, but God does not fret over political situations.