Jeremiah 10:6 There is no one like you, Adonai!
You are great, and your name is great and mighty.
7 Who would not fear you, king of the nations?
For it is your due! —
since among all the wise of the nations
and among all their royalty,
there is no one like you.
8 One and all they are boorish and stupid;
the teaching of their nothings is a piece of wood!
9 Silver is beaten into plates,
then imported from Tarshish.
Gold from Ufaz is worked by a craftsman
and shaped by the hands of a goldsmith.
They are clothed in blue and purple,
all the work of skillful men.
10 But Adonai, God, is the true God,
the living God, the everlasting king.
At his anger, the earth trembles;
the nations cannot endure his fury.
11 “This is what you must say to them:
‘The gods that did not make heaven and earth
will perish from earth and from under heaven.’”
12 God made the earth by his power,
established the world by his wisdom
spread out the sky by his understanding.
13 When he thunders, the waters in heaven roar,
he raises clouds from the ends of the earth,
he makes the lightning flash in the rain
and brings the wind out from his storehouses.
14 At this, everyone is proved stupid, ignorant,
every goldsmith put to shame by his idol!
The figures he casts are a fraud;
there is no breath in them;
15 they are nothings, ridiculous objects;
when the day for their punishment comes, they will perish.
16 Ya‘akov’s portion is not like these,
for he is the one who formed all things.
Isra’el is the tribe he claims as his heritage;
Adonai-Tzva’ot is his name. (Complete Jewish Bible)
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When a little girl named Dorothy gets whisked away by a twister from her home, she goes on a journey to find her way back. Through all sorts of adventures, scares, and disappointments, she finally goes home. Her mantra during the entire ordeal? “There’s no place like home!”
Home is unique to each of us. We may live in the same neighborhood. We may live in similar houses. But our homes are as unique as we are.
There is no one like God. God is God alone. Jeremiah takes time in today's passage to remind the people of God od this: there is none other kike God.
The Israelites had forgotten this. They strayed from following the one true God to worshipping idols—sticks and stone. Jeremiah had the difficult, and thankless task of reminding the Israelites who God is. Surely this was a more pleasant part of the message! Remember, these gods who didn’t create the world? They are going to perish and God—the one true God—created the entire world! How could you follow anyone else?
Have you allowed an idol to take God’s place in your life? Take a moment and ponder God’s unique qualities and blessings on your life.
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Hymn for Today: "This is My Father's World" by Maltbie D. Babcock.
1. This is my Father's world,
And to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings
The music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world:
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas--
His hand the wonders wrought.
2. This is my Father's world:
The birds their carols raise,
The morning light, the lily white,
Declare their Maker's praise.
This is my Father's world:
He shines in all that's fair;
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,
He speaks to me everywhere.
3. This is my Father's world:
O let me ne'er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong,
God is the Ruler yet.
This is my Father's world:
Why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King: let the heavens ring!
God reigns; let earth be glad!
Thought for Today: For the leader. On the gittit. A psalm of David:
Adonai! Our Lord! How glorious
is your name throughout the earth!
The fame of your majesty
spreads even above the heavens! (Psalm 8:1)! (Complete Jewish Bible)).
Hymn for Today: "This is My Father's World" by Maltbie D. Babcock.
1. This is my Father's world,
And to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings
The music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world:
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas--
His hand the wonders wrought.
2. This is my Father's world:
The birds their carols raise,
The morning light, the lily white,
Declare their Maker's praise.
This is my Father's world:
He shines in all that's fair;
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,
He speaks to me everywhere.
3. This is my Father's world:
O let me ne'er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong,
God is the Ruler yet.
This is my Father's world:
Why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King: let the heavens ring!
God reigns; let earth be glad!
Thought for Today: For the leader. On the gittit. A psalm of David:
Adonai! Our Lord! How glorious
is your name throughout the earth!
The fame of your majesty
spreads even above the heavens! (Psalm 8:1)! (Complete Jewish Bible)).
Please pray: For the development of Christian leaders in Niger.
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