🌿 Jeremiah 17

Jeremiah 17 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, ““The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond. It is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of your altars.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise.” Jeremiah 17 opens with these words: ““The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond. It is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the…” The line to keep is Jeremiah 17:5: “Yahweh says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man, relies on strength of flesh, and whose heart departs from Yahweh.” Carry the word “cursed” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Jeremiah 17:5: “Yahweh says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man, relies on strength of flesh, and whose heart departs from Yahweh.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Jeremiah 17? Then try this: Read “Yahweh says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man, relies on strength of flesh, and whose heart departs from…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.