1. We do not choose our struggles, but there is One who has chosen to always be with us.
  2. The Lord assures Jeremiah he has not forgotten him. He is there and will rescue him.
  3. The Lord has remembered to help his servant Israel, to fulfill his promises to Abraham and to his offspring forever, not mostly or mainly because of his mercy, but exclusively so.
  4. Lord, remember us to remind us, that we may know all good things come from you.
  5. This week, we’ll take a closer look at what it means to have a God who remembers us. Today, 1517 Scholar in Residence Chad Bird first introduces the Old Testament meaning behind the word and the Hebrew way of remembering.
  6. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  7. Jesus weeps because his heart pulses with furious rage and fierce love.
  8. While midnight might seem long, the mercy of God assures us that the morning will come.
  9. This is an excerpt from part two of “Finding God in the Darkness: Hopeful Reflections from the Pits of Depression, Despair, and Disappointment” by Bradley Gray (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  10. Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
  11. Prayer is not just about asking for things. It's about receiving what has already been given to us in Christ.
  12. When we forget that we live by promise, that's when the danger tends to creep in. Because failing to embrace promise means we usually fall back into notions of luck, or even worse--into works.