The calling of Jeremiah to speak the word of God to the people of his day also applies to us today as followers of Christ. God addresses Jeremiah's fears involved in this call. \r\n

God condemns the Israelites for turning away from Him and attempting to fulfill themselves with meaningless things. Jeremiah calls for Israel to return to God based on His love for them, not based on their worthiness. This passage point to God's character of love and his future plans to us to be reconciled to Him through Christ.

Jeremiah laments to God about several of his doubts, and God responds to each one by reassuring Jeremiah of His presence and power.

Jeremiah calls us to put our trust in the Lord and the plan He has for our lives.

Jeremiah was able to persevere through a difficult life because he kept his eyes fixed on God's plan for him. Today, we can persevere through our own lives by placing our faith in God and seeking His vision for us.

Amidst the Israelites' exile to Babylon, Jeremiah buys a plot of land as a sign of hope that God will redeem His people.

In this section of Jeremiah, God puts forth his plan and desire to one day bring all people into a relationship with him under the new covenant of Christ.

In this section of Jeremiah, God lays out both His condemnation of, and His plans for the future of nations at that time.

In this section of Jeremiah, God tells us it is possible to know Him and understand His character. Jim Leffel walks us through different pieces of evidence for God and how to build our understanding of Him.

As Jeremiah remains faithful to God in the face danger from those pursuing him, King Zedekiah struggles to make a decision to obey God or not. Contrasting the inner lives of Zedekiah and Jeremiah, we get a hint at why there is such a difference in their outer actions.

Looking at the book of Jeremiah as a whole, we see the general consequences of living a life apart from God, as well as the insurmountable love that is present in God's offer to restore us.