Day 159: March 27, 2026 – Jeremiah 7-12 and Psalms 100-103

I have to say that Psalm 103 caught my attention and especially verses 8-14, we will use them this Sunday as our Assurance of Pardon. We have Jeremiah who is given a multitude of issues that describe the people of Israel and their unfaithful. We see the idols that they make which have to be carried around, we see their unfaithfulness even in the midst of the presence of God whose faithfulness is without question. Then we move to a celebration in Psalm 100 where we are told to praise the Lord, even as we are still hearing ringing in our ears the words of Jeremiah who reminds us of the certain destruction which is to come because of our unfaithfulness.

But then we get Psalm 103 which reminds us of the faithfulness of God because his throne is set in the heavens and there is nothing that anyone can do to separate us from the love of God. Remember that in Romans 8? Read those verses again and tell me that you don’t feel the presence of the Lord wash over you with a tremendous feeling of relief and security and confidence.